Where does “zubar” come from?

zubar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zȗb, from Proto-Slavic zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

zubar (Serbo-Croatian): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “zubar”, step by step

zubar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zȗb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzȗbtooth
2Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Serbo-Croatian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianarare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →