Where does “дрожжи” come from?

дрожжи (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic дрожди, from Proto-Slavic droždžьje.

дрожжи (Russian): yeast, barm

Definitions

  1. yeast, barm

Ancestry of “дрожжи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдрожди—
2Proto-Slavicdroždžьje—
Every word from Proto-Slavic droždžьje →Every word from Old East Slavic дрожди →