Where does “obyčej” come from?

obyčej (Czech) comes from Old Czech obyčěj, from Proto-Slavic obyčajь, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.

obyčej (Czech): custom, tradition

Definitions

  1. custom, tradition

Ancestry of “obyčej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechobyčěj—
2Proto-Slavicobyčajьcustom, tradition; habit, routine
3Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀjas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ějь →Every word from Proto-Slavic obyčajь →