Where does “wobuś” come from?

wobuś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic obuti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic outei, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- — to adorn, wear.

wobuś (Lower Sorbian): to put on footwear

Definitions

  1. to put on footwear

Ancestry of “wobuś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobutito put on footwear
2Proto-Balto-Slavicoutei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ew-to adorn, wear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic outei →Every word from Proto-Slavic obuti →