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Where does “kleszcze” come from?

kleszcze (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic klěšča — claw, pincer.

kleszcze (Polish): pincers; pliers; nominative/accusative/vocative...

Definitions

  1. pincers; pliers; nominative/accusative/vocative...

Ancestry of “kleszcze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklěščaclaw, pincer
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