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Where does “żubroń” come from?

żubroń (Polish) comes from Polish Żubr, from Proto-Slavic zǫbrъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

żubroń (Polish): zubron

Definitions

  1. zubron

Ancestry of “żubroń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻubr—
2Proto-Slaviczǫbrъ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

Words derived from “żubroń”

  • zubron
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