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Where does “jazyk” come from?

jazyk (Czech) comes from Old Czech jazyk, 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.

jazyk (Czech): tongue; a thing resembling a tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; a thing resembling a tongue; language

Ancestry of “jazyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechjazyk—
2Proto-Slavicęzykъtongue; language
3Proto-Balto-Slavicinźūˀ-kas—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*inźūˀs—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*dinźūˀs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “jazyk”

  • jazykozpyt
  • jazykový
  • jazykolam
  • jazykovědec
  • jazykověda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →