Where does “öss” come from?

öss (Romansch) comes from Latin ossum, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

öss (Romansch): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “öss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →