Where does “*хво́инъ” come from?
*хво́инъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic *xvòjьnъ, from Proto-Slavic xvoja, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skwajāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *skwoy-eh₂.
Ancestry of “*хво́инъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *xvòjьnъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xvoja | needles or branches of a coniferous tree |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skwajāˀ | needles or branches of a coniferous tree |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *skwoy-eh₂ | — |