Where does “jajašce” come from?

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

jajašce (Serbo-Croatian): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “jajašce”, step by step

jajašce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian jáje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjájeegg
2Proto-Slavicȃjeegg amniote embryo with protective shell
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*ṓjanegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Serbo-Croatian ašce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianašce—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan →