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Where does “ǫzъkъ” come from?

ǫzъkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźukas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ǫzъkъ (Proto-Slavic): narrow, tight

Definitions

  1. narrow, tight

Ancestry of “ǫzъkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicanźukas—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicanźus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “ǫzъkъ”

  • узкий
  • узенький
  • узость
  • wązki
  • wąski
  • узак
  • uzak
  • úzkost
  • úzký
  • úžina
  • úzky
  • вузкі
  • ѫзъкъ
  • wuski
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