Where does “позвать” come from?

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

позвать (Russian): to call; to ask, to invite

Definitions

  1. to call; to ask, to invite

Ancestry of “позвать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзва́тьto call
2Old East Slavicзъвати—
3Proto-Slaviczъvatito call
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъvati →Every word from Old East Slavic зъвати →