Where does “trójzębny” come from?

trójzębny (Polish) comes from Polish trójząb, from Polish Ząb, from Old Polish ząb, 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.

trójzębny (Polish): tridental

Definitions

  1. tridental

Ancestry of “trójzębny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrójząbtrident
2PolishZąbtooth
3Old Polishząbtooth
4Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
5Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →