Where does “droždie” come from?

droždie (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic droždža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

droždie (Slovak): yeast

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “droždie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdroždžadregs, sediment; yeast
2Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
3Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic droždža →