Where does “drożdżowy” come from?

drożdżowy (Polish) comes from Polish drożdże, from Old Polish drożdża, from Proto-Slavic droždža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

drożdżowy (Polish): related to, or made of, yeast; yeasty

Definitions

  1. related to, or made of, yeast; yeasty

Ancestry of “drożdżowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdrożdżeyeast
2Old Polishdrożdżayeast
3Proto-Slavicdroždžadregs, sediment; yeast
4Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic droždža →