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Where does “žerbьjь” come from?

žerbьjь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

žerbьjь (Proto-Slavic): something cut off, offcut; lot, fate

Definitions

  1. something cut off, offcut; lot, fate

Ancestry of “žerbьjь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
2Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “žerbьjь”

  • жребий
  • жрѣбии
  • źrzeb
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