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Where does “obyčajь” come from?

obyčajь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.

obyčajь (Proto-Slavic): custom, tradition; habit, routine

Definitions

  1. custom, tradition; habit, routine

Ancestry of “obyčajь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀjas—

Words derived from “obyčajь”

  • običaj
  • обичај
  • obyčej
  • обичај
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas →