Where does “појавче” come from?

појавче (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian појас, from Proto-Slavic pȍjāsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s- — gird; belt, girdle.

Ancestry of “појавче”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianпојасbelt, girdle; band; strip
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 →