Where does “појас” come from?

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

појас (Macedonian): belt, girdle; band; strip

Definitions

  1. belt, girdle; band; strip

Ancestry of “појас”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpȍjāsъgirdle
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*jṓˀsteito gird, to band
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₃s-gird; belt, girdle

Words derived from “појас”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jṓˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pȍjāsъ →