Where does “ешко” come from?

ешко (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian еж, from Proto-Slavic ežь, from Latvian ezis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

ешко (Macedonian): a nickname for a male hedgehog used in folklore and stories for kids

Definitions

  1. a nickname for a male hedgehog used in folklore and stories for kids

Ancestry of “ешко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianежhedgehog
2Proto-Slavicežьhedgehog
3Latvianezishedgehog
4Proto-Balto-Slavicežis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis →Every word from Latvian ezis →