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Where does “prožderati” come from?

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

prožderati (Serbo-Croatian): to gobble up

Definitions

  1. to gobble up

Ancestry of “prožderati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianžderatito gorge on , stuff oneself with , stuff one's...
2Proto-Slavicžьrati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
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