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Where does “покушати” come from?

покушати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кушати, from Serbo-Croatian kušati, from Proto-Slavic kušati, from Proto-Slavic kusiti, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

Ancestry of “покушати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкушатиto taste; to try, test
2Serbo-Croatiankušatito taste; to try, test
3Proto-Slavickušatito offer a meal, to give for tasting; to have a...
4Proto-Slavickusitito taste
5Gothic𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽to taste
6Proto-Germanickauzijanąto sample, to taste
7Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “покушати”

  • покушавати
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