Where does “саблезубый” come from?

саблезубый (Russian) comes from Russian зуб, from Old East Slavic зѫбъ, from Proto-Slavic zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

саблезубый (Russian): sabre-toothed

Definitions

  1. sabre-toothed

Ancestry of “саблезубый”, step by step

саблезубый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian зуб

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзубtooth; tooth, cog, dent
2Old East Slavicзѫбъtooth
3Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Russian са́бля

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
2Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
3Proto-Slavicsabľasabre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →
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