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

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “ežь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianezishedgehog
2Proto-Balto-Slavicežis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

Words derived from “ežь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis →Every word from Latvian ezis →