Where does “jeziv” come from?

jeziv (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-.

jeziv (Serbo-Croatian): creepy, eerie, spooky

Definitions

  1. creepy, eerie, spooky

Ancestry of “jeziv”, step by step

jeziv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian jéza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjézagoosebumps
2Proto-Slavicęgadisease, terror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicinˀgāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥g-éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eng-—

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥g-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic inˀgāˀ →