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Where does “но́готь” come from?

но́готь (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic nogъtь, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

но́готь (Russian): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “но́готь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnogъtьnail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “но́готь”

  • ноготок
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