Where does “еженощный” come from?

еженощный (Russian) comes from Russian еже-, from Macedonian еж, from Proto-Slavic ežь, from Latvian ezis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

еженощный (Russian): nightly

Definitions

  1. nightly

Ancestry of “еженощный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianеже-once a... occurring once in a given time period
2Macedonianежhedgehog
3Proto-Slavicežьhedgehog
4Latvianezishedgehog
5Proto-Balto-Slavicežis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis →Every word from Latvian ezis →