Where does “поговаривать” come from?

поговаривать (Russian) comes from Russian говори́ть, from Proto-Slavic govorìti, from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- — to call, cry.

поговаривать (Russian): to talk

Definitions

  1. to talk

Ancestry of “поговаривать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianговори́тьto speak; speak
2Proto-Slavicgovorìtito speak, to talk
3Proto-Indo-Europeangow(H)-to call, cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic govorìti →Every word from Russian говори́ть →