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Where does “nožyce” come from?

nožyce (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian nož, from Proto-Slavic nožь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

nožyce (Lower Sorbian): scissors

Definitions

  1. scissors

Ancestry of “nožyce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiannožknife
2Proto-Slavicnožьtool for pricking; knife
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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