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Where does “wątroba” come from?

wątroba (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫtroba, from Proto-Slavic ǫtro, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ón-tr-om, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

wątroba (Polish): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “wątroba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫtrobainternal organs, entrails, viscera
2Proto-Slavicǫtroinside, core
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ón-tr-om—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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