Where does “че́люсть” come from?

че́люсть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic čeľustь, from Proto-Slavic čelo, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₃os.

че́люсть (Russian): jaw (bone of the jaw)

Definitions

  1. jaw (bone of the jaw)

Ancestry of “че́люсть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčeľustьjaw
2Proto-Slavicčeloforehead
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₃os—

Words derived from “че́люсть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₃os →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelo →Every word from Proto-Slavic čeľustь →