Where does “Jaz” come from?
Jaz (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic ězъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēź-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
Ancestry of “Jaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ězъ | weir |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ēź- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |