Where does “нос” come from?
нос (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic носъ, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
нос (Russian): nose
Ancestry of “нос”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | носъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nȍsъ | nose |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nasús | nose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |