Where does “осиште” come from?

осиште (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian оса, from Proto-Slavic osà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Ancestry of “осиште”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianосаwasp
2Proto-Slavicosàwasp
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*wápsāˀwasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ