Where does “ноздри” come from?
ноздри (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic nozdra, from Proto-Slavic nȍzdrь, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
ноздри (Old Church Slavonic): nostrils
Ancestry of “ноздри”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | nozdra | nostril |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nȍzdrь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | nȍsъ | nose |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nasús | nose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |