Where does “zubařka” come from?

zubařka (Czech) comes from Czech zubař, from Czech zub, from Old Czech zub, from Proto-Slavic zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

zubařka (Czech): female dentist

Definitions

  1. female dentist

Ancestry of “zubařka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzubařdentist
2Czechzubtooth
3Old Czechzubtooth
4Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
5Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
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