Where does “pas” come from?

pas (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic pȍjāsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s- — gird; belt, girdle.

pas (Lower Sorbian): belt

Definitions

  1. belt

Ancestry of “pas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpȍjāsъgirdle
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*jṓˀsteito gird, to band
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₃s-gird; belt, girdle

Words derived from “pas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jṓˀsteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic pȍjāsъ
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