Where does “сучасны” come from?

сучасны (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian час, from Old East Slavic часъ, from Proto-Slavic časъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs-, from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s-.

сучасны (Belarusian): contemporary from the same time period

Definitions

  1. contemporary from the same time period

Ancestry of “сучасны”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianчасtime; tense
2Old East Slavicчасъtime; hour; happiness, luck
3Proto-Slavicčasъtime
4Proto-Balto-Slavickeʔs-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeank(ʷ)eh₁s-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs- →Every word from Proto-Slavic časъ →