Where does “трьзѫбьць” come from?

трьзѫбьць (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ, 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.

трьзѫбьць (Old Church Slavonic): trident

Definitions

  1. trident

Ancestry of “трьзѫбьць”, step by step

трьзѫбьць traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicзѫбъtooth
2Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Old Church Slavonic трьѥ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтрьѥthree
2Proto-Slavictrьjethree
3Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →