Where does “zaicoi” come from?

zaicoi (Romanian) comes from Romanian zaică, from Proto-Slavic sojьka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

zaicoi (Romanian): male jay

Definitions

  1. male jay

Ancestry of “zaicoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianzaicăEurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
2Proto-SlavicsojьkaAlternative form of *soja
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →Every word from Proto-Slavic sojьka →