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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

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