Where does “плевать” come from?
плевать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pľьvati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.
Ancestry of “плевать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pľьvati | to spit |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ptyēw- | to spit, vomit |
Words derived from “плевать”