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Where does “mózg” come from?

mózg (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

mózg (Polish): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “mózg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmozgъmarrow, brain
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmasgásmarrow; brain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain

Words derived from “mózg”

  • śródmózgowie
  • mózgowie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →