Where does “uzak” come from?

uzak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫzъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźukas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

uzak (Serbo-Croatian): narrow; strait, tight

Definitions

  1. narrow; strait, tight

Ancestry of “uzak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫzъkъnarrow, tight
2Proto-Balto-Slavicanźukas—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicanźus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus →