Where does “nozdrva” come from?
nozdrva (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic nozdra, from Proto-Slavic nȍzdrь, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
nozdrva (Serbo-Croatian): nostril
Ancestry of “nozdrva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | nozdra | nostril |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nȍzdrь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | nȍsъ | nose |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nasús | nose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |