Where does “клѣщѧ” come from?

клѣщѧ (Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic klěšča — claw, pincer.

клѣщѧ (Church Slavonic): tong, pincers

Definitions

  1. tong, pincers

Ancestry of “клѣщѧ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklěščaclaw, pincer

Words derived from “клѣщѧ”

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