Where does “զոբ” come from?

զոբ (Armenian) comes from Russian зоб, from Old East Slavic зобь, from Proto-Slavic zobь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

զոբ (Armenian): goitre/goiter

Definitions

  1. goitre/goiter

Ancestry of “զոբ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзобcrop, craw; goitre/goiter
2Old East Slavicзобь—
3Proto-Slaviczobьfodder; oats
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zobь →Every word from Old East Slavic зобь →