žū́

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Ashkun[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *dəjū́, from Proto-Nuristani *dijū́ (whence Kamviri díć, Kativiri díz, Prasuni luzúk), from earlier *diȷ́wáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (whence Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā), Persian زبان (zabân)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (whence Latin lingua, Russian язы́к (jazýk), English tongue).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

žū́

  1. tongue