Where does “јаје” come from?

јаје (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

јаје (Serbo-Croatian): egg; ball, testicle; idiomatic and figurative...

Definitions

  1. egg; ball, testicle; idiomatic and figurative...

Ancestry of “јаје”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicȃjeegg amniote embryo with protective shell
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*ṓjanegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan →