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Where does “aje” come from?

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

Ancestry of “aje”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aje”

  • яйцо
  • jajko
  • jaja
  • jaj
  • jajowód
  • jajo
  • jajce
  • јајце
  • яйце
  • vejcovod
  • vejce
  • јајце
  • яйце
  • (j)ajьce
  • ajьce
  • vajce
  • jajce
  • яйка
  • яйцо
  • аице
  • ꙗице
  • яйце
  • jȧ̃i̯cä
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