Where does “алтюжа” come from?

алтюжа (Erzya) comes from Erzya ал, from Erzya ало, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

алтюжа (Erzya): egg yolk

Definitions

  1. egg yolk

Ancestry of “алтюжа”, step by step

алтюжа traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya ал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaалegg
2Erzyaалоlower
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Erzya тюжа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaтюжаbrown; orange; red
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Erzya алоEvery word from Erzya ал
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