Where does “ošana” come from?
ošana (Latvian) comes from Latvian ost, from Latvian uosti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uod-ti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ōd-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
ošana (Latvian): smelling; verbal noun of ost
Definitions
- smelling; verbal noun of ost
Ancestry of “ošana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | ost | to smell; to smell, to sniff; to smell, to stink |
| 2 | Latvian | uosti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uod-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ōd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |