Where does “paznoket” come from?

paznoket (Silesian) comes from Proto-Slavic *paznogъtь, from Proto-Slavic nogъtь, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

paznoket (Silesian): fingernail

Definitions

  1. fingernail

Ancestry of “paznoket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*paznogъtь—
2Proto-Slavicnogъtьnail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogъtь →Every word from Proto-Slavic *paznogъtь →
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