Where does “говіти” come from?

говіти (Ukrainian) comes from Old Church Slavonic говѣти, from Proto-Slavic gověti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰow-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰew- — to honour, venerate, revere, worship.

говіти (Ukrainian): to fast and attend church services in preparation for communion

Definitions

  1. to fast and attend church services in preparation for communion

Ancestry of “говіти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicговѣтиto live piously,to fear God
2Proto-Slavicgovětito revere, to fast
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰow-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰew-to honour, venerate, revere, worship
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gověti →