Where does “яйцеклетка” come from?
яйцеклетка (Russian) comes from Russian яйцо́, from Old East Slavic ꙗице, from Proto-Slavic ajьce, from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.
яйцеклетка (Russian): ovum, egg; ovule
Definitions
- ovum, egg; ovule
Ancestry of “яйцеклетка”, step by step
яйцеклетка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian яйцо́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | яйцо́ | egg |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ꙗице | egg |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ajьce | egg |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ȃje | egg amniote embryo with protective shell |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ṓjan | egg |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ōwyóm | egg |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |
via Russian кле́тка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кле́тка | cage, coop, cell |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | клѣтъка | cage, coop, cell |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | klětъka | cage, coop, cell |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | klětь | the commonality in all the descendants, including some derived terms (closet, hut, cabin, cage, granary, cellar, barn), is that of a 'closed space' |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | klḗˀtis | — |