Where does “wąs” come from?

wąs (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic vǫdsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

wąs (Polish): moustache; whisker, vibrissa; tendril

Definitions

  1. moustache; whisker, vibrissa; tendril

Ancestry of “wąs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫsъhair of a moustache; moustache
2Proto-Slavicvǫdsъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwónsa—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰsom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa →