Where does “вось” come from?

вось (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic ось, from Proto-Slavic osь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

вось (Belarusian): axis

Definitions

  1. axis

Ancestry of “вось”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicось—
2Proto-Slavicosьaxis, axle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśísaxle, axis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís →