Where does “žoga” come from?
žoga (Slovene) comes from Italian gioco, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
žoga (Slovene): ball
Ancestry of “žoga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | gioco | game; backlash; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |