Where does “bes” come from?

bes (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic bъzъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

bes (Kashubian): elder (Sambucus)

Definitions

  1. elder (Sambucus)

Ancestry of “bes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbъzъelderberry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъzъ →