Where does “proždrljiv” come from?

proždrljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian proždrijeti, from Serbo-Croatian pro- — through.

proždrljiv (Serbo-Croatian): greedy, gluttonous

Definitions

  1. greedy, gluttonous

Ancestry of “proždrljiv”, step by step

proždrljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian proždrijeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianproždrijetito gobble up
2Serbo-Croatianpro-through

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Serbo-Croatian pro- →Every word from Serbo-Croatian proždrijeti →