Where does “jéż” come from?

jéż (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic ežь, from Latvian ezis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

jéż (Kashubian): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “jéż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicežьhedgehog
2Latvianezishedgehog
3Proto-Balto-Slavicežis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

Words derived from “jéż

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰisEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežisEvery word from Latvian ezis