Where does “ӵӧжӝук” come from?

ӵӧжӝук (Udmurt) comes from Komi-Permyak чож, from Proto-Uralic śečä — uncle.

ӵӧжӝук (Udmurt): duckweed (Lemna)

Definitions

  1. duckweed (Lemna)

Ancestry of “ӵӧжӝук”, step by step

ӵӧжӝук traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Komi-Permyak чож

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Permyakчожuncle
2Proto-Uralicśečäuncle

via Udmurt ӝук

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtӝукporridge
Every word from Proto-Uralic śečä →Every word from Komi-Permyak чож →