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Where does “ѫзъкъ” come from?

ѫзъкъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫzъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźukas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ѫзъкъ (Old Church Slavonic): tight, narrow

Definitions

  1. tight, narrow

Ancestry of “ѫзъкъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫzъkъnarrow, tight
2Proto-Balto-Slavicanźukas—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicanźus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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