Where does “drożdże” come from?
drożdże (Polish) comes from Old Polish drożdża, from Proto-Slavic droždža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
drożdże (Polish): yeast
Ancestry of “drożdże”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | drożdża | yeast |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | droždža | dregs, sediment; yeast |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “drożdże”