Where does “ovьsъ” come from?

ovьsъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ-.

ovьsъ (Proto-Slavic): oats

Definitions

  1. oats

Ancestry of “ovьsъ”, step by step

ovьsъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicawiź-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewiǵʰ-—

via Proto-Balto-Slavic awiś-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicawiś-—

Words derived from “ovьsъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź- →
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