Where does “прозвати” come from?

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

прозвати (Serbo-Croatian): to name, dub; to call somebody by name

Definitions

  1. to name, dub; to call somebody by name

Ancestry of “прозвати”, step by step

прозвати traces back through two 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 зва̏ти

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

Words derived from “прозвати”

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