Where does “ȃje” come from?
ȃje (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.
Ancestry of “ȃje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ṓjan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ōwyóm | egg |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |