Where does “jéza” come from?

jéza (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ęga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inˀgāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥g-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eng-.

jéza (Serbo-Croatian): goosebumps

Definitions

  1. goosebumps

Ancestry of “jéza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicęgadisease, terror
2Proto-Balto-Slavicinˀgāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥g-éh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eng-—

Words derived from “jéza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥g-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic inˀgāˀ →