Where does “jaja” come from?

jaja (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian jajo, from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

jaja (Lower Sorbian): genitive singular of jajo; nominative plural of...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of jajo; nominative plural of...

Ancestry of “jaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianjajoegg
2Proto-Slavicȃjeegg amniote embryo with protective shell
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*ṓjanegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan →