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Where does “хвощ” come from?

хвощ (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic xvoščь, from Proto-Slavic xvȍstъ.

хвощ (Russian): horsetail, mare's-tail

Definitions

  1. horsetail, mare's-tail

Ancestry of “хвощ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvoščь—
2Proto-Slavicxvȍstъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic xvȍstъ →