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Where does “oset” come from?

oset (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic osъtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśutas.

oset (Czech): "inanimate"; creeping thistle

Definitions

  1. "inanimate"; creeping thistle

Ancestry of “oset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicosъtъa kind of thistle; or perhaps thistle in general...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicaśutas—
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