Where does “название” come from?

название (Russian) comes from Russian назва́ть, from Russian зва́ть, from Old East Slavic зъвати, from Proto-Slavic zъvati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- — to call on, invoke.

название (Russian): name, appellation, title

Definitions

  1. name, appellation, title

Ancestry of “название”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianназва́тьto name, to specify
2Russianзва́тьto call
3Old East Slavicзъвати—
4Proto-Slaviczъvatito call
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъvati →Every word from Old East Slavic зъвати →