Where does “наш” come from?

наш (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic нашь, from Proto-Slavic našь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōsjas, from Proto-Indo-European nōsyos, from Proto-Indo-European nōs-.

наш (Russian): our, ours; Russian; the name of the letter н in...

Definitions

  1. our, ours; Russian; the name of the letter н in...

Ancestry of “наш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicнашьour, ours (dual and plural)
2Proto-Slavicnašьour
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōsjas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannōsyos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannōs-—

Words derived from “наш”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nōs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nōsyos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōsjas →