Where does “гусь” come from?
гусь (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.
гусь (Belarusian): goose
Ancestry of “гусь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | gǫ̑sь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₂éns | goose |