Where does “гострозубці” come from?
гострозубці (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian го́стрий, from Proto-Slavic ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
гострозубці (Ukrainian): clippers, nippers
Definitions
- clippers, nippers
Ancestry of “гострозубці”, step by step
гострозубці traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian го́стрий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | го́стрий | sharp |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ostrъ | sharp |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aśras | sharp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂eḱrós | sharp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Ukrainian зубець
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | зубець | — |