Indo-European etymology : Query result

Proto-IE: *g'ombh-

Meaning: tooth; to pierce, to gnaw through

Tokharian: A kam, B keme (PT *keme) 'tooth' (Adams 194)

Old Indian: jámbha- m. `tooth, eye-tooth, tusk'; jambhate, jabhate `to crush, destroy, snap at'

Avestan: zǝmbayadwǝm `ihr zermalmt'

Old Greek: gomphíos (odṓn) `Backenzahn'

Albanian: dhëmb, pl. -ë зуб; зубец; δɛmp `es schmert mich'

Russ. meaning: зуб, зубец; протыкать, прогрызать

References: WP I 575 f

Comments: Cf. *genǝbh- 'peg'.

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