Where does “ваш” come from?

ваш (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вашь, from Proto-Slavic vašь, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

ваш (Russian): your, yours

Definitions

  1. your, yours

Ancestry of “ваш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвашьyour, yours (dual and plural)
2Proto-Slavicvašьyour
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vašь →Every word from Old East Slavic вашь →