Where does “ou-” come from?

ou- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- — to adorn, wear.

Ancestry of “ou-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ew-to adorn, wear

Words derived from “ou-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew-