Where does “час” come from?

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

час (Belarusian): time; tense

Definitions

  1. time; tense

Ancestry of “час”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчасъtime; hour; happiness, luck
2Proto-Slavicčasъtime
3Proto-Balto-Slavickeʔs-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeank(ʷ)eh₁s-—

Words derived from “час”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs- →Every word from Proto-Slavic časъ →