Where does “owies” come from?

owies (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic ovьsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ-.

owies (Polish): oat

Definitions

  1. oat

Ancestry of “owies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovьsъoats
2Proto-Balto-Slavicawiź-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewiǵʰ-—

Words derived from “owies”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьsъ →