Where does “назвати” come from?

назвати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ukrainian звати, from Proto-Slavic zъvati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- — to call on, invoke.

назвати (Serbo-Croatian): to name; to call; to call somebody by telephone

Definitions

  1. to name; to call; to call somebody by telephone

Ancestry of “назвати”, step by step

назвати traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian звати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзватиto call; to summon; to invite
2Proto-Slaviczъvatito call
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke

via Serbo-Croatian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Serbo-Croatian зва̏ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзва̏тиto call, to be called
2Proto-Slavicžъvàtito call

Words derived from “назвати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъvati →Every word from Ukrainian звати →
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