Where does “voj” come from?

voj (Czech) comes from Old Czech voj, from Proto-Slavic vojь, from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

voj (Czech): troop, squad

Definitions

  1. troop, squad

Ancestry of “voj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvojtroops, army
2Proto-Slavicvojьsoldier; curving, turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwoyh₁-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woyh₁-o-s →Every word from Proto-Slavic vojь →