Where does “зевнуть” come from?

зевнуть (Russian) comes from Russian зева́ть, from Proto-Slavic zěvati — to yawn.

зевнуть (Russian): to have a yawn

Definitions

  1. to have a yawn

Ancestry of “зевнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзева́тьto gape
2Proto-Slaviczěvatito yawn
Every word from Proto-Slavic zěvati →Every word from Russian зева́ть →
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