Where does “згужвати” come from?

згужвати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гу̏жвати, from Serbo-Croatian гу̑жва, from Proto-Slavic *gǫži — pleach, wattle, most often in the form of a ring.

згужвати (Serbo-Croatian): to crumple, crease, wrinkle

Definitions

  1. to crumple, crease, wrinkle

Ancestry of “згужвати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгу̏жватиto crumple, crease, wrinkle
2Serbo-Croatianгу̑жваcrowd, jam
3Proto-Slavic*gǫžipleach, wattle, most often in the form of a ring
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gǫži →Every word from Serbo-Croatian гу̑жва →Every word from Serbo-Croatian гу̏жвати →