Where does “ašs” come from?

ašs (Latvian) comes from Latvian asus, from Proto-Baltic ašus, from Spanish ajos, from Latin allium, from Proto-Indo-European ālu-.

ašs (Latvian): quick, fast, swift

Definitions

  1. quick, fast, swift

Ancestry of “ašs”, step by step

ašs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian asus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianasusaccusative plural masculine form of ass
2Proto-Balticašus—
3Spanishajosplural of ajo
4Latinalliumlate form of ālium
5Proto-Indo-Europeanālu-—

via Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicaśísaxle, axis
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ašs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ālu- →Every word from Latin allium →Every word from Spanish ajos →