Etymology Explorer › Lower Sorbian

Where does “was” come from?

was (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic vašь, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

was (Lower Sorbian): your

Definitions

  1. your

Ancestry of “was”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvašьyour
2Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →