Where does “жвакати” come from?

жвакати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žьvàti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

жвакати (Serbo-Croatian): to chew; to speak slowly and incoherently

Definitions

  1. to chew; to speak slowly and incoherently

Ancestry of “жвакати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьvàtito chew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьvàti →