Where does “obyczaj” come from?

obyczaj (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic obyčajь, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.

obyczaj (Polish): custom

Definitions

  1. custom

Ancestry of “obyczaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobyčajьcustom, tradition; habit, routine
2Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀjas—

Words derived from “obyczaj”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ějь →Every word from Proto-Slavic obyčajь →