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Where does “jel-” come from?

jel- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European yel- — not ready, not processed.

Ancestry of “jel-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyel-not ready, not processed

Words derived from “jel-”

  • jēls
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yel- →