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
Ancestry of “joji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ȃje | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ṓjan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ōwyóm | egg |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |