Where does “ѧзꙑкъ” come from?
ѧзꙑкъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inźūˀ-kas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
ѧзꙑкъ (Old East Slavic): a tongue
Definitions
- a tongue
Ancestry of “ѧзꙑкъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ęzykъ | tongue; language |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | inźūˀ-kas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *inźūˀs | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *dinźūˀs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |