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

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “drożdże”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishdrożdżayeast
2Proto-Slavicdroždžadregs, sediment; yeast
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “drożdże”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic droždža →