Where does “ожня” come from?

ожня (Erzya) comes from Erzya ожо, from Latvian eža, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ež-i̯ā-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰ- — balk, border; edge, border.

ожня (Erzya): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “ожня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaожоyellow; jaundice
2Latvianežagenitive singular form of ezis; balk;...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicež-i̯ā-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰ-balk, border; edge, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ež-i̯ā- →Every word from Latvian eža →