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Where does “umnjak” come from?

umnjak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ȗm, from Proto-Slavic umъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

umnjak (Serbo-Croatian): wisdom tooth

Definitions

  1. wisdom tooth

Ancestry of “umnjak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianȗm—
2Proto-Slavicumъmind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-m-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
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