Where does “овој” come from?

овој (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

овој (Macedonian): this; this one

Definitions

  1. this; this one

Ancestry of “овој”, step by step

овој traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic jь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
2Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
3Old Polishićto go
4Proto-Slavicjьtito go
5Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Proto-Slavic ovъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovъthis
2Proto-Balto-Slavicawas—
3Classical Persianآواز—
4Middle Persianʾwʾzvoice, sound, tune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “овој”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →