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Where does “uosti” come from?

uosti (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic uod-ti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ōd-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

Ancestry of “uosti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicuod-ti—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicōd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “uosti”

  • ošana
  • ost
  • apost
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