Where does “еже-” come from?

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

еже- (Russian): once a... occurring once in a given time period

Definitions

  1. once a... occurring once in a given time period

Ancestry of “еже-”, step by step

еже- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian еж

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianежhedgehog
2Proto-Slavicežьhedgehog
3Latvianezishedgehog
4Proto-Balto-Slavicežis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

via Church Slavonic иже

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicиже—
2Proto-Slavic*jь žewho (relative pronoun)

Words derived from “еже-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis →Every word from Latvian ezis →