Where does “sås” come from?

sås (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål så, from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

sås (Norwegian Bokmål): passive form of så

Definitions

  1. passive form of så

Ancestry of “sås”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsåso; as; to sow
2Old Norsesáthis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
3Proto-Germanic*sa—
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
5Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →