Where does “ortajь” come from?
ortajь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arˀtāˀjas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
ortajь (Proto-Slavic): ploughman, farmer
Ancestry of “ortajь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *arˀtāˀjas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
Words derived from “ortajь”