Where does “zobozdravnik” come from?

zobozdravnik (Slovene) comes from Slovene zób, 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.

zobozdravnik (Slovene): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “zobozdravnik”, step by step

zobozdravnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene zób

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenezóbtooth; cog
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 Slovene zdravník

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenezdravníkdoctor, physician
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →