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
- our, ours; Russian; the name of the letter н in...
Ancestry of “наш”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | нашь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | našь | our |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nōsjas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nōsyos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nōs- | — |