Where does “zub” come from?

zub (Lower Sorbian) comes 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.

zub (Lower Sorbian): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “zub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →