Where does “јајце” come from?
јајце (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ajьce, from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.
јајце (Serbo-Croatian): an egg; ball, testicle
Ancestry of “јајце”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ajьce | egg |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ȃje | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ṓjan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ōwyóm | egg |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |