Where does “was” come from?
was (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic vašь, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
was (Lower Sorbian): your
Ancestry of “was”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vašь | your |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |