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Where does “подозвать” come from?

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

подозвать (Russian): to call up , to beckon

Definitions

  1. to call up , to beckon

Ancestry of “подозвать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзва́ть—
2Old East Slavicзъвати—
3Proto-Slaviczъvatito call
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke
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