Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-zgъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Most likely a voiced doublet of Proto-Slavic *-skъ, occurring in roots ending in a voiced consonant or in expressive roots - for emphasis.
Also appears as a root coda in words such as Proto-Slavic *mozgъ (“brain”), Proto-Slavic *drozgъ (“thrush”) from Proto-Indo-European *-sgʰos.
Suffix
*-zgъ m
- alternative form of *-skъ