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Where does “govor” come from?

govor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic govorъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gawaras, from Proto-Indo-European gowH-oro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Ancestry of “govor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgovorъtalk
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgawaras—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangowH-oro-s—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “govor”

  • dogovor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →