Where does “*zàję̄cь” come from?
*zàję̄cь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
Ancestry of “*zàję̄cь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źṓjinkas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |