Where does “pasa” come from?

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

pasa (Lower Sorbian): genitive singular of pas; nominative dual of pas;...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of pas; nominative dual of pas;...

Ancestry of “pasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianpasbelt
2Proto-Slavicpȍjāsъgirdle
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*jṓˀsteito gird, to band
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₃s-gird; belt, girdle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jṓˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pȍjāsъ →