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Where does “jezan” come from?

jezan (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-.

jezan (Serbo-Croatian): horrid, gruesome, terrifying

Definitions

  1. horrid, gruesome, terrifying

Ancestry of “jezan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjéza—
2Proto-Slavicęgadisease, terror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicinˀgāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥g-éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eng-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eng- →