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Where does “žьrdь” come from?

žьrdь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

Ancestry of “žьrdь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “žьrdь”

  • жердь
  • hirtehishuumori
  • hirtehinen
  • hirttäjä
  • hirttyä
  • hirttää
  • seinähirsi
  • hirsitalo
  • hirsi
  • hirtto
  • hirttäjäiset
  • hirsipuu
  • hirttäytyä
  • żerdź
  • żerdka
  • hirci
  • širti
  • жьрдь
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