Where does “Gajos” come from?
Gajos (Polish) comes from Polish gaj, from Proto-Slavic gajь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Ancestry of “Gajos”, step by step
Gajos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish gaj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gaj | grove |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gajь | squeak; grove |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via Polish gaić
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gaić | to cover with greenery |
| 2 | Polish | -ić | forms causative verbs |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ić | forms verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |