Where does “кіготь” come from?

кіготь (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic kogъtь, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

кіготь (Ukrainian): claw

Definitions

  1. claw

Ancestry of “кіготь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickogъtьclaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъtь →