Where does “ожо” come from?
ожо (Erzya) comes from Latvian eža, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ež-i̯ā-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰ- — balk, border; edge, border.
ожо (Erzya): yellow; jaundice
Ancestry of “ожо”, step by step
ожо traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian eža
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | eža | genitive singular form of ezis; balk;... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ež-i̯ā- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰ- | balk, border; edge, border |
via Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |