Where does “*ṓjan” come from?

*ṓjan (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

*ṓjan (Proto-Balto-Slavic): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “*ṓjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “*ṓjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →