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Where does “уты” come from?

уты (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫty, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

Ancestry of “уты”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫtyduck
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck

Words derived from “уты”

  • утёнок
  • утка
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