Where does “ježiti” come from?
ježiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian jéza, from Proto-Slavic ęga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inˀgāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥g-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eng-.
ježiti (Serbo-Croatian): to cower, bristle
Ancestry of “ježiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | jéza | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ęga | disease, terror |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | inˀgāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥g-éh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eng- | — |
Words derived from “ježiti”