Where does “dhëmb” come from?
dhëmb (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian dzamba, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.
dhëmb (Albanian): tooth
Ancestry of “dhëmb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | dzamba | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵómbʰos | tooth; row of teeth; peg |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵómbʰ- | to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg |