Where does “jaz” come from?
jaz (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic (j)azъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēź-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
jaz (Serbo-Croatian): abyss; gap; I
Ancestry of “jaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | (j)azъ | I |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ēź- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |