Where does “(j)ajьce” come from?
(j)ajьce (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.
Ancestry of “(j)ajьce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ȃje | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ṓjan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ōwyóm | egg |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |
Words derived from “(j)ajьce”