язык

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • (inanimate) tongue
  • (inanimate) language
  • (animate) prisoner for interrogation, canary, informer
  • (inanimate) clapper (of a bell)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗзꙑкъ inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ (language, tongue) inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀkas, *inźūˀ derived from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (tongue, language, speech).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Gloss

tongue, language, speech

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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