Where does “дрожджы” come from?

дрожджы (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic дрожди, from Proto-Slavic droždžьje.

дрожджы (Belarusian): yeast

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “дрожджы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдрожди—
2Proto-Slavicdroždžьje—
Every word from Proto-Slavic droždžьje →Every word from Old East Slavic дрожди →
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