Where does “zagrljaj” come from?

zagrljaj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -aj, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.

zagrljaj (Serbo-Croatian): hug, embrace

Definitions

  1. hug, embrace

Ancestry of “zagrljaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-ajSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
2Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀjas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -aj →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ějь →
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