жевать

Russian

verb

Definitions

to chew, to munch
to ruminate, to masticate
to repeat with tiresome monotony, to repeat something monotonously

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьvati (chew) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵiewH-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵiewH-

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ǵiewH- Proto-Indo-European
*žьvati Proto-Slavic
жвака Macedonian
џвака Macedonian
žuť Slovak
żwać Old Polish