Where does “морски јеж” come from?

морски јеж (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian морски, from Proto-Slavic *morьskъ — sea.

морски јеж (Serbo-Croatian): sea urchin

Definitions

  1. sea urchin

Ancestry of “морски јеж”, step by step

морски јеж traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian морски

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianморскиsea; marine
2Proto-Slavic*morьskъsea

via Serbo-Croatian је̑ж

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianје̑жhedgehog
2Proto-Slavic(j)ežь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *morьskъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian морски →