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
- groove, slot, mortise, rabbet
Ancestry of “паз”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | пазъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pazъ | notch, cleft |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |