szczęka
Polish
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) jaw
- (anatomy) maxilla
- mandible, one of a pair of mouthparts of an arthropod designed for holding food
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščeka.
Origin
Proto-Slavic
*ščeka
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- щека Russian
- czułek Polish
- noga Polish
- nóżka Polish
- róg Polish
- szczękoczułek Polish
- szczękonóże Polish
- szczękonóżka Polish
- szczękoroże Polish
- szczękowy Polish
- *ščeka Proto-Slavic
- щока Ukrainian
- шчака Belarusian