Where does “govorìti” come from?

govorìti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- — to call, cry.

govorìti (Proto-Slavic): to speak, to talk

Definitions

  1. to speak, to talk

Ancestry of “govorìti”, step by step

govorìti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European gow(H)-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangow(H)-to call, cry

via Proto-Indo-European gewH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “govorìti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)-