Where does “паз” come from?

паз (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic пазъ, from Proto-Slavic pazъ, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

паз (Russian): groove, slot, mortise, rabbet

Definitions

  1. groove, slot, mortise, rabbet

Ancestry of “паз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпазъ—
2Proto-Slavicpazъnotch, cleft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “паз”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pazъ →Every word from Old East Slavic пазъ →