Where does “abičajus” come from?

abičajus (Lithuanian) comes from Polish obyczaj, from Proto-Slavic obyčajь, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.

abičajus (Lithuanian): custom, manner

Definitions

  1. custom, manner

Ancestry of “abičajus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobyczajcustom
2Proto-Slavicobyčajьcustom, tradition; habit, routine
3Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀjas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ějь →Every word from Proto-Slavic obyčajь →