Where does “узъкъ” come from?

узъкъ (Old East Slavic) 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;...

Ancestry of “узъкъ”, 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;...

Words derived from “узъкъ

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