Where does “jajowód” come from?
jajowód (Polish) comes from Polish jajo, from Serbo-Croatian jáje, from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.
jajowód (Polish): Fallopian tube
Ancestry of “jajowód”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | jajo | egg; ovum; ball, nut |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | jáje | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ȃje | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ṓjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ōwyóm | egg |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |