Where does “zębodół” come from?

zębodół (Polish) comes 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.

zębodół (Polish): dental alveolus, tooth socket

Definitions

  1. dental alveolus, tooth socket

Ancestry of “zębodół”, step by step

zębodół traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Ząb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZąbtooth
2Old Polishząbtooth
3Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Polish dół

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdółbottom; pit; fossa
2Proto-Slavicdolъvalley; depression, pit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰal-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →