Where does “zalogajnica” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “zalogajnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzȁlogājmorsel, bite
2Serbo-Croatian-ajSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
3Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
4Proto-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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