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Where does “žderati” come from?

žderati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žьrati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

žderati (Serbo-Croatian): to gorge on , stuff oneself with , stuff one's...

Definitions

  1. to gorge on , stuff oneself with , stuff one's...

Ancestry of “žderati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьrati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “žderati”

  • kruhožder
  • prožderati
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