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Where does “ujak” come from?

ujak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ujь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

ujak (Serbo-Croatian): maternal uncle

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle

Ancestry of “ujak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicujьmaternal uncle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle
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