Where does “zaef” come from?

zaef (Michif) comes from Canadian French œuf, from Middle French œuf, from Old French oef, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

zaef (Michif): egg

Definitions

Ancestry of “zaef”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Canadian French	œuf	egg; egg; ovum
2	Middle French	œuf	egg; ovum
3	Old French	oef	egg
4	Latin	ōvum	egg
5	Latin	-ātus	ed
6	Proto-Italic	-ātos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂tos	Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin ōvum →