Where does “os” come from?

os (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic osь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

os (Old Czech): axis, shaft

Definitions

  1. axis, shaft

Ancestry of “os”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicosьaxis, axle
2Proto-Balto-Slavicaśísaxle, axis
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “os”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís →