Where does “jeżak” come from?

jeżak (Polish) comes from Polish Jeż, from Proto-Slavic ežь, from Latvian ezis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

jeżak (Polish): thatch

Definitions

  1. thatch

Ancestry of “jeżak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishJeżhedgehog
2Proto-Slavicežьhedgehog
3Latvianezishedgehog
4Proto-Balto-Slavicežis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis →Every word from Latvian ezis →