Where does “яйцеподібний” come from?

яйцеподібний (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.

яйцеподібний (Ukrainian): egglike, egg-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid

Definitions

  1. egglike, egg-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid

Ancestry of “яйцеподібний”, step by step

яйцеподібний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian яйце́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianяйце́egg
2Old Church Slavonicꙗице—
3Proto-Slavicajьceegg
4Proto-Slavicȃjeegg amniote embryo with protective shell
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*ṓjanegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Ukrainian поді́бний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianподі́бнийsimilar, alike
2Proto-Slavic*podobьnъsimilar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan →
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