Where does “jer” come from?

jer (Polish) comes from Russian ер, from Old Church Slavonic ѥръ.

jer (Polish): yer

Definitions

  1. yer

Ancestry of “jer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianерletter "ъ", now called твёрдый знак
2Old Church Slavonicѥръ—
Every word from Old Church Slavonic ѥръ →Every word from Russian ер →