Where does “гвоздь” come from?

гвоздь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic гвоздь, from Proto-Slavic gvozdь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gwasdas, from Proto-Indo-European gwosdʰos — piece of wood.

гвоздь (Russian): nail, tack, peg

Definitions

  1. nail, tack, peg

Ancestry of “гвоздь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicгвоздьnail
2Proto-Slavicgvozdьnail
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgwasdas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangwosdʰospiece of wood

Words derived from “гвоздь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwosdʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gwasdas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvozdь →