Where does “osa” come from?
osa (Czech) comes from Old Czech os, from Proto-Slavic osь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
osa (Czech): axis
Ancestry of “osa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | os | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | osь | axis, axle |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aśís | axle, axis |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |