Where does “zove” come from?

zove (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zvati, from Proto-Slavic zъvati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- — to call on, invoke.

zove (Serbo-Croatian): third-person singular present of zvati;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present of zvati;...

Ancestry of “zove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzvatito call; to summon; to call, invite
2Proto-Slaviczъvatito call
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъvati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian zvati →