Where does “гвоздь” come from?

гвоздь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic gvozdь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gwasdas, from Proto-Indo-European gwosdʰos — piece of wood.

гвоздь (Old Church Slavonic): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “гвоздь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgvozdьnail
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgwasdas
3Proto-Indo-Europeangwosdʰospiece of wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwosdʰosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gwasdasEvery word from Proto-Slavic gvozdь
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