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Where does “ajьce” come from?

ajьce (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ajьce (Proto-Slavic): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “ajьce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicȃje—
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*ṓjan—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “ajьce”

  • яйцо
  • jajko
  • jajce
  • јајце
  • яйце
  • vejce
  • vejcovod
  • јајце
  • яйце
  • vajce
  • jajce
  • яйка
  • яйцо
  • аице
  • ꙗице
  • яйце
  • jȧ̃i̯cä
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