Where does “плева́ть” come from?

плева́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pľьvati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

плева́ть (Russian): to spit

Definitions

  1. to spit

Ancestry of “плева́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpľьvatito spit
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit

Words derived from “плева́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pľьvati →