Where does “zubnice” come from?

zubnice (Czech) comes from Czech zubný, from Czech ret, from Old Czech ret, from Proto-Slavic rъtъ — beak, tooth; cliff, hill.

zubnice (Czech): dental

Definitions

  1. dental

Ancestry of “zubnice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzubnýdental
2Czechretlip
3Old Czechretlip
4Proto-Slavicrъtъbeak, tooth; cliff, hill
Every word from Proto-Slavic rъtъ →Every word from Old Czech ret →Every word from Czech ret →