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Where does “žerdlo” come from?

žerdlo (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerʔtló, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-tlóm, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

žerdlo (Proto-Slavic): throat, inlet; mouth, gorge; water spring

Definitions

  1. throat, inlet; mouth, gorge; water spring

Ancestry of “žerdlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgerʔtló—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-tlóm—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “žerdlo”

  • жерло
  • жерело
  • źródło
  • źródłosłów
  • ждријело
  • ždrijelo
  • ždrelo
  • ждрело
  • zřídlo
  • джерело
  • žьrdlo
  • жерело
  • жьрло
  • žórło
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