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Where does “loj” come from?

loj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lojь, from Proto-Indo-European loyh₁-.

Ancestry of “loj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclojьtallow, suet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanloyh₁-—

Words derived from “loj”

  • lojnica
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loyh₁- →