Where does “-jь” come from?

-jь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

-jь (Proto-Slavic): Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...

Definitions

  1. Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...

Ancestry of “-jь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
2Proto-Finnicwiša—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “-jь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →