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
Ancestry of “ваш”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | вашь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vašь | your |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |