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Where does “prežderavati” come from?

prežderavati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žьrati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

prežderavati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of prežderati

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of prežderati

Ancestry of “prežderavati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьrati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
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