Where does “zobozdravstvo” come from?

zobozdravstvo (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.

zobozdravstvo (Slovene): dental clinic, dentist

Definitions

  1. dental clinic, dentist

Ancestry of “zobozdravstvo”, step by step

zobozdravstvo 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 zdrávstvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenezdrávstvohealth care
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →