Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dьržati ęzykъ za zǫby

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Literally, to keep one's tongue behind the teeth.

Verb

*dьrža̋ti ęzỳkъ za zǫbý impf[1]

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) keep one's lips sealed, hold one's tongue

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1991), “ęzỳkъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 6 (e! – ěždžь), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 110