Where does “łój” come from?
łój (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic lojь, from Proto-Indo-European loyh₁-.
łój (Upper Sorbian): suet, tallow
Ancestry of “łój”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lojь | tallow, suet |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | loyh₁- | — |