Where does “гусь” come from?

гусь (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

гусь (Belarusian): goose

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “гусь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgǫ̑sьgoose
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь →
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