Where does “яйцеклітина” come from?
яйцеклітина (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian яйце́, from Old Church Slavonic ꙗице, from Proto-Slavic ajьce, from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.
яйцеклітина (Ukrainian): ovum, egg cell, egg
Definitions
- ovum, egg cell, egg
Ancestry of “яйцеклітина”, step by step
яйцеклітина traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian яйце́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | яйце́ | egg |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | ꙗице | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ajьce | egg |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ȃje | egg amniote embryo with protective shell |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ṓjan | egg |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ōwyóm | egg |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |
via Ukrainian кліти́на
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | кліти́на | cell |