Where does “пожевать” come from?

пожевать (Russian) comes from Russian жева́ть, from Proto-Slavic žьvati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

пожевать (Russian): to chew, to munch

Definitions

  1. to chew, to munch

Ancestry of “пожевать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжева́тьto chew, to munch
2Proto-Slavicžьvatito chew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьvati →Every word from Russian жева́ть →