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Where does “gajica” come from?

gajica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian Gȃj, from Proto-Slavic gajь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Ancestry of “gajica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianGȃj—
2Proto-Slavicgajьsqueak; grove
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “gajica”

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