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
Ancestry of “еженощный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | еже- | once a .. |
| 2 | Macedonian | еж | hedgehog |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ežь | hedgehog |
| 4 | Latvian | ezis | hedgehog |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ežis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰis | hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals |