Where does “чађ” come from?
чађ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ча̏ђа, from Proto-Slavic čadъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷēd-o-.
чађ (Serbo-Croatian): soot
Ancestry of “чађ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ча̏ђа | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čadъ | smoke, fumes |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷēd-o- | — |