Where does “wots-ó-s” come from?

wots-ó-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

Ancestry of “wots-ó-s”, step by step

wots-ó-s traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wétos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

via Proto-Indo-European wét-es-o-s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwét-es-o-syear

Words derived from “wots-ó-s”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wétos →