Where does “говаривать” come from?

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

говаривать (Russian): to say repeatedly or frequently

Definitions

  1. to say repeatedly or frequently

Ancestry of “говаривать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianговори́тьto speak; speak
2Proto-Slavicgovorìtito speak, to talk
3Proto-Indo-Europeangow(H)-to call, cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic govorìti →Every word from Russian говори́ть →
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