Where does “ждероња” come from?

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

ждероња (Serbo-Croatian): glutton, gormandizer

Definitions

  1. glutton, gormandizer

Ancestry of “ждероња”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianждератиto engorge, glut
2Proto-Slavicžьrati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ждерати →