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

Definitions

  1. ploughman, farmer

Ancestry of “ortajь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*arˀtāˀjasploughman
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “ortajь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arˀtāˀjas →