Where does “ruczaj” come from?
ruczaj (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic ručajь, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.
ruczaj (Polish): stream; brook
Ancestry of “ruczaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ručajь | crook, brook |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ějь | Deverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti.... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀjas | — |