Where does “ammõz” come from?

ammõz (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic hambas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

ammõz (Votic): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “ammõz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichambastooth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
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