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Where does “dužь” come from?

dužь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic daugjas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

dužь (Proto-Slavic): strong

Definitions

  1. strong

Ancestry of “dužь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicdaugjas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰowgʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Words derived from “dužь”

  • дюжий
  • duży
  • Duży
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