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Where does “язычок” come from?

язычок (Russian) comes from Russian язы́к, from Old East Slavic ѧзꙑкъ, from Proto-Slavic ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inźūˀ-kas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

язычок (Russian): Diminutive of язы́к : tongue; uvula; reed...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of язы́к : tongue; uvula; reed...

Ancestry of “язычок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianязы́кtongue; language
2Old East Slavicѧзꙑкъ—
3Proto-Slavicęzykъtongue; language
4Proto-Balto-Slavicinźūˀ-kas—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*inźūˀs—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*dinźūˀs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →