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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dęsna

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

  • *dę̄snò
  • *dę̄slò

Etymology

Probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts (tooth).

Noun

*dę̄snà f

  1. gum (soft tissue around the teeth)

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: дзясна́ (dzjasná)
    • Russian: десна́ (desná), десла́ (deslá) (Pskov dialect)
    • Ukrainian: я́сна (jásna)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
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