Where does “dȑzak” come from?

dȑzak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dьrzъkъ, from Proto-Slavic dьrzъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dirs-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥s-u-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰers-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “dȑzak”, step by step

dȑzak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic dьrzъkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьrzъkъbold
2Proto-Slavicdьrzъdaring, bold
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdirs-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰr̥s-u-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰers-to be bold, to dare
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Czech držet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdržetto hold
2Old Czechdržětito hold
3Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold

Words derived from “dȑzak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥s-u- →
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