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Where does “жева́ть” come from?

жева́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic žьvati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

Ancestry of “жева́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьvatito chew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “жева́ть”

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