Where does “езиков” come from?

езиков (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian език, from Proto-Slavic ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inźūˀ-kas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

езиков (Bulgarian): language

Definitions

  1. language

Ancestry of “езиков”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianезикtongue such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food
2Proto-Slavicęzykъtongue; language
3Proto-Balto-Slavicinźūˀ-kas—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*inźūˀstongue
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*dinźūˀs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs →
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