Where does “эжа” come from?

эжа (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Latvian eža, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ež-i̯ā-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰ- — balk, border; edge, border.

эжа (Komi-Zyrian): turf

Definitions

  1. turf

Ancestry of “эжа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianežagenitive singular form of ezis; balk;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicež-i̯ā-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰ-balk, border; edge, border

Words derived from “эжа”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ež-i̯ā- →Every word from Latvian eža →