Where does “у́зко” come from?

у́зко (Russian) comes from Russian у́зкий, from Proto-Slavic ǫzъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźukas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

у́зко (Russian): narrowly by a narrow margin

Definitions

  1. narrowly by a narrow margin

Ancestry of “у́зко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу́зкийnarrow
2Proto-Slavicǫzъkъnarrow, tight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicanźukas—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicanźus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus →