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Where does “uz” come from?

uz (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vъz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

uz (Serbo-Croatian): up, upward; next to, beside, alongside, by; with,...

Definitions

  1. up, upward; next to, beside, alongside, by; with,...

Ancestry of “uz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъzinstead of, in return for; up; by, beside
2Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

Words derived from “uz”

  • uspeti
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