Where does “יאָזש” come from?

יאָזש (Yiddish) comes from Russian ёж, from Proto-Slavic ežь, from Latvian ezis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

יאָזש (Yiddish): a hedgehog

Definitions

  1. a hedgehog

Ancestry of “יאָזש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianёжhedgehog
2Proto-Slavicežьhedgehog
3Latvianezishedgehog
4Proto-Balto-Slavicežis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis →Every word from Latvian ezis →