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
Ancestry of “obyčej”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | obyčěj | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | obyčajь | custom, tradition; habit, routine |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ějь | Deverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti.... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀjas | — |