Where does “žvakati” come from?
žvakati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žьvàti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
žvakati (Serbo-Croatian): to chew; to speak slowly and incoherently
Definitions
- to chew; to speak slowly and incoherently
Ancestry of “žvakati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | žьvàti | to chew |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |