Where does “ujec” come from?

ujec (Czech) comes from Old Czech ujec, from Proto-Slavic ujь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

ujec (Czech): maternal uncle uncle on the mother's side of the family

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle uncle on the mother's side of the family

Ancestry of “ujec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechujecmaternal uncle
2Proto-Slavicujьmaternal uncle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os →Every word from Proto-Slavic ujь →Every word from Old Czech ujec →