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Where does “zubr” come from?

zubr (English) comes from Polish Żubr, from Proto-Slavic zǫbrъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

zubr (English): One of several species of European bison or...

Definitions

  1. One of several species of European bison or...

Ancestry of “zubr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻubr—
2Proto-Slaviczǫbrъ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
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