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Where does “źemb-” come from?

źemb- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵembʰ- — to bite, chew; tooth, nail; to pierce, gnaw...

Ancestry of “źemb-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵembʰ-to bite, chew; tooth, nail; to pierce, gnaw...

Words derived from “źemb-”

  • зябнуть
  • ziębnąć
  • zepsti
  • зепсти
  • zęti
  • zębnǫti
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