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Where does “gnoj” come from?

gnoj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic gnojь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnoyH-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH-.

gnoj (Serbo-Croatian): manure, dung; fertilizer, compost; pus,...

Definitions

  1. manure, dung; fertilizer, compost; pus,...

Ancestry of “gnoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgnojьpus, manure
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰnoyH-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰneyH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH- →