Where does “osu” come from?

osu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese osso, from Old Portuguese osso, from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

osu (Kabuverdianu): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “osu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseossobone; a difficulty; difficult
2Old PortugueseossoAlternative form of usso
3Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
4Latinōsmouth
5Proto-Italicōsmouth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →