Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pazduxa

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Proto-Slavic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pōsdaušāˀ, the root of the word is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dóws (shoulder, clavicle). The prepositional syllable is either the prefix *pa- (close, secondary) or the noun *pazъ (cleft). The term is a direct cognate with Latvian paduse, while further away it is related to Persian دوش (duš, shoulder).

Noun edit

*pazduxa f

  1. bosom (space between the breasts)
  2. armpit

Declension edit

Descendants edit