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Where does “dziób” come from?

dziób (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

dziób (Polish): beak, bill; trap, gob, piehole; mug

Definitions

  1. beak, bill; trap, gob, piehole; mug

Ancestry of “dziób”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

Words derived from “dziób”

  • szablodziób
  • Dziuba
  • Dziuban
  • дзюба
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