Where does “oswa” come from?
oswa (Haitian Creole) comes from French soit, from Latin sit, from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
oswa (Haitian Creole): or
Ancestry of “oswa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | soit | or, meaning, that is to say; either ... or;... |
| 2 | Latin | sit | third-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 3 | Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |