Where does “oš” come from?
oš (Kalasha) comes from Middle High German asche, from Old High German asca, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
oš (Kalasha): cold
Definitions
- cold
Ancestry of “oš”, step by step
oš traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German asche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | asche | — |
| 2 | Old High German | asca | ash |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | askā | ash, ashes |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | askǭ | ash, ashes |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Sanskrit अवश्या
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अवश्या | dew; hoar frost |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शय | lying, sleeping, resting, abiding |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Uralic *woča
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uralic | *woča | — |