Where does “teruja” come from?

teruja (Malay) comes from Proto-Turkic uja, from Russian уж, from Old East Slavic ѫжь, from Proto-Slavic ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

teruja (Malay): excited; thrilled; enthusiastic feeling very eager and happy about something

Definitions

  1. excited; thrilled; enthusiastic feeling very eager and happy about something

Ancestry of “teruja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicuja—
2Russianужalready; grass snake
3Old East Slavicѫжьrope
4Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →