Where does “жевательный” come from?

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

жевательный (Russian): chewing; masticatory, manducatory

Definitions

  1. chewing; masticatory, manducatory

Ancestry of “жевательный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжева́тьto chew, to munch
2Proto-Slavicžьvatito chew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьvati →Every word from Russian жева́ть →