Where does “vejce” come from?

vejce (Czech) comes from Slovak vajce, from Proto-Slavic ajьce, from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

vejce (Czech): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “vejce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakvajceegg; testicle
2Proto-Slavicajьceegg
3Proto-Slavicȃjeegg amniote embryo with protective shell
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*ṓjanegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “vejce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan →
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