Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “ꙗице” come from?

ꙗице (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic ajьce, from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ꙗице (Old East Slavic): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “ꙗице”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicajьceegg
2Proto-Slavicȃje—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*ṓjan—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “ꙗице”

  • яйце
  • яйце
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →