Where does “was” come from?

was (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European wōs.

was (Proto-Indo-Iranian): accusative/genitive/dative plural of *túH

Definitions

  1. accusative/genitive/dative plural of *túH

Ancestry of “was”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs

Words derived from “was

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōs
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