Where does “авёс” come from?

авёс (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic ovьsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ-.

авёс (Belarusian): oat, oats

Definitions

  1. oat, oats

Ancestry of “авёс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovьsъoats
2Proto-Balto-Slavicawiź-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewiǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьsъ →