Where does “gojus” come from?

gojus (Lithuanian) comes from Belarusian гай, from Proto-Slavic gajь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

gojus (Lithuanian): grove

Definitions

  1. grove

Ancestry of “gojus”, step by step

gojus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Belarusian гай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianгайgrove
2Proto-Slavicgajьsqueak; grove
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Yiddish גוי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishגויGentile/gentile, non-Jew
2Hebrewגּוֹיnation; gentile

via Polish Gaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishGajgrove
2Old Polishgaj
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišásEvery word from Proto-Finnic wiša