Where does “eža” come from?

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

eža (Latvian): genitive singular form of ezis; balk;...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular form of ezis; balk;...

Ancestry of “eža”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicež-i̯ā-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰ-balk, border; edge, border

Words derived from “eža”

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