Where does “зва́ть” come from?
зва́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic зъвати, from Proto-Slavic zъvati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- — to call on, invoke.
Ancestry of “зва́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | зъвати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zъvati | to call |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewH- | to call on, invoke |
Words derived from “зва́ть”