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

  1. smelling; verbal noun of ost

Ancestry of “ošana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianostto smell; to smell, to sniff; to smell, to stink
2Latvianuosti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicuod-ti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicōd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ōd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uod-ti →
ošana — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer