Where does “гвоздь” come from?

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

гвоздь (Old East Slavic): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “гвоздь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgvozdьnail
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgwasdas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangwosdʰospiece of wood

Words derived from “гвоздь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwosdʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gwasdas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvozdь →