Where does “joji” come from?

joji (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

joji (Polabian): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “joji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicȃjeegg amniote embryo with protective shell
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*ṓjanegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan →