Where does “ežь” come from?
ežь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Latvian ezis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.
ežь (Proto-Slavic): hedgehog
Ancestry of “ežь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | ezis | hedgehog |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ežis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰis | hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals |