Where does “звательный” come from?

звательный (Russian) comes from Latin vocātīvus, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

звательный (Russian): vocative

Definitions

  1. vocative

Ancestry of “звательный”, step by step

звательный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vocātīvus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvocātīvusof or belonging to calling, vocative
2Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
3Latinvōxvoice
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Russian зва́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзва́тьto call
2Old East Slavicзъвати—
3Proto-Slaviczъvatito call
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →