Where does “nožь” come from?

nožь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

nožь (Proto-Slavic): tool for pricking; knife

Definitions

  1. tool for pricking; knife

Ancestry of “nožь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
3Proto-Finnicwiša—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “nožь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →