Where does “wùja” come from?

wùja (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic ujь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

wùja (Kashubian): uncle

Definitions

  1. uncle

Ancestry of “wùja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicujьmaternal uncle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os →Every word from Proto-Slavic ujь →