Where does “запястье” come from?

запястье (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *zapęstьje — wrist.

запястье (Russian): wrist

Definitions

  1. wrist

Ancestry of “запястье”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*zapęstьjewrist
Every word from Proto-Slavic *zapęstьje
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