Where does “цинга́” come from?

цинга́ (Russian) comes from Old Polish dzięgna, from Proto-Slavic dьgna, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

цинга́ (Russian): scurvy deficiency of vitamin C

Definitions

  1. scurvy deficiency of vitamin C

Ancestry of “цинга́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishdzięgnastomatitis
2Proto-Slavicdьgnascar; ditch; mussel
3Proto-Slavic-aid
4Proto-Indo-European-ōd—

Words derived from “цинга́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōd →Every word from Proto-Slavic -a →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьgna →