Where does “гојенац” come from?

гојенац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian го̀јити, from Proto-Slavic gojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gájīˀtei.

гојенац (Serbo-Croatian): pupil, ward; fattened animal

Definitions

  1. pupil, ward; fattened animal

Ancestry of “гојенац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianго̀јитиto fatten, fatten up
2Proto-Slavicgojitito treat, heal; to feed
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgájīˀtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gájīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic gojiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian го̀јити →