Where does “обичај” come from?

обичај (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic obyčajь, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.

обичај (Serbo-Croatian): habit, habitude; custom, usage; usance

Definitions

  1. habit, habitude; custom, usage; usance

Ancestry of “обичај”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobyčajьcustom, tradition; habit, routine
2Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀjas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ějь →Every word from Proto-Slavic obyčajь →