Where does “ригати” come from?
ригати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic rygati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūˀgā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rug-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg- — to belch; to roar.
ригати (Serbo-Croatian): to vomit
Definitions
- to vomit
Ancestry of “ригати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | rygati | to belch |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rūˀgā́ˀtei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rug- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewg- | to belch; to roar |