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Where does “diza” come from?

diza (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Düse, from Czech duše, from Old Czech dušě, from Proto-Slavic duša, from Proto-Slavic *duxja.

diza (Serbo-Croatian): nozzle; curd; cottage cheese

Definitions

  1. nozzle; curd; cottage cheese

Ancestry of “diza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDüsenozzle
2Czechdušesoul; inner tube; sound post
3Old Czechdušěsoul
4Proto-Slavicdušasoul; spirit
5Proto-Slavic*duxja—
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