Where does “kaj” come from?

kaj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kъjь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

kaj (Serbo-Croatian): what; any; second-person singular imperative of...

Definitions

  1. what; any; second-person singular imperative of...

Ancestry of “kaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъjьwhich
2Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
4Proto-Finnicwiša—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “kaj”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →
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