Where does “језан” come from?

језан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian је́за, from Proto-Slavic (j)ęza.

језан (Serbo-Croatian): horrid, gruesome, terrifying

Definitions

  1. horrid, gruesome, terrifying

Ancestry of “језан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianје́заshudder, shiver
2Proto-Slavic(j)ęza—
Every word from Proto-Slavic (j)ęza →Every word from Serbo-Croatian је́за →