Where does “aos” come from?

aos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

aos (Proto-Italic): bronze, copper

Definitions

  1. bronze, copper

Ancestry of “aos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicajos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

Words derived from “aos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos →Every word from Proto-Italic ajos →