Where does “jáje” come from?

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

jáje (Serbo-Croatian): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “jáje”, step by step

jáje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic ȃje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicȃjeegg amniote embryo with protective shell
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*ṓjanegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Middle High German gegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangegenagainst
2Old High Germangaganagainst
3Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against

Words derived from “jáje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan →