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

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “dhëmb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandzamba—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

Words derived from “dhëmb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Albanian dzamba →