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Where does “gwóźdź” come from?

gwóźdź (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic gvozdь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gwasdas, from Proto-Indo-European gwosdʰos — piece of wood.

gwóźdź (Polish): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “gwóźdź”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgvozdьnail
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgwasdas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangwosdʰospiece of wood
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