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.

зва́ть (Russian): to call

Definitions

  1. to call

Ancestry of “зва́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicзъвати—
2Proto-Slaviczъvatito call
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke

Words derived from “зва́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъvati →Every word from Old East Slavic зъвати →