Where does “zaoj” come from?

zaoj (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German sū, from Proto-West Germanic sū, from Proto-Germanic sūz, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

zaoj (Vilamovian): sow

Definitions

  1. sow

Ancestry of “zaoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German
2Proto-West Germanicsow; pig, swine
3Proto-Germanicsūzsow; pig, swine
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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