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Where does “pȍjāsъ” come from?

pȍjāsъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s- — gird; belt, girdle.

Ancestry of “pȍjāsъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*jṓˀstei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₃s-gird; belt, girdle

Words derived from “pȍjāsъ”

  • пояс
  • пояс
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