Where does “izum” come from?

izum (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian izumjeti, from Serbo-Croatian iz, from Proto-Slavic jьz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

izum (Serbo-Croatian): invention, discovery

Definitions

  1. invention, discovery

Ancestry of “izum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianizumjetito invent
2Serbo-Croatianizfrom, out of; for, because of, out of; with,...
3Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
4Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьz →