Where does “жуйні” come from?

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

жуйні (Ukrainian): ruminants

Definitions

  1. ruminants

Ancestry of “жуйні”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianжуватиto chew, to masticate, to munch
2Proto-Slavicžьvatito chew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьvati →Every word from Ukrainian жувати →