Where does “wospā” come from?

wospā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Italic wopsā, from Proto-Indo-European wops-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wóps, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Ancestry of “wospā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwopsā
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwops-éh₂
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwópswasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wópsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wops-éh₂