Where does “жувати” come from?

жувати (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic žьvati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

жувати (Ukrainian): to chew, to masticate, to munch

Definitions

  1. to chew, to masticate, to munch

Ancestry of “жувати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьvatito chew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “жувати

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁-Every word from Proto-Slavic žьvati