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Where does “десни” come from?

десни (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic desnъ, from Proto-Slavic desinъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic deśinas, from Proto-Indo-European déḱs-i-no-s, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

десни (Serbo-Croatian): gums; right; right-wing

Definitions

  1. gums; right; right-wing

Ancestry of “десни”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdesnъright
2Proto-Slavicdesinъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdeśinasright
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱs-i-no-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right
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