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
Ancestry of “яйцеклетка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | яйцо́ | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ꙗице | egg |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ajьce | egg |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ȃje | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ṓjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ōwyóm | egg |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |