Russian word жрать comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-, and later Proto-Slavic *žerti (To devour, glut.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʷerh₃- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to devour |
| *gerˀtei | Proto-Balto-Slavic (ine-bsl-pro) | |
| *žьrati | Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) | |
| *žerti | Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) | To devour, glut. |
| жьрати | Old East Slavic (orv) | |
| жрать | Russian (rus) | (humorous) to eat. To devour, gorge, gobble, guzzle. |