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Where does “zut” come from?

zut (French) comes from Proto-Slavic jьzuti, from Proto-Slavic jьz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

zut (French): damn, shoot, dang, cripes, rats, "dash it!",...

Definitions

  1. damn, shoot, dang, cripes, rats, "dash it!",...

Ancestry of “zut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьzutito take off footwear
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

Words derived from “zut”

  • zutisme
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