Where does “ус” come from?

ус (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic усъ, from Proto-Slavic ǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic vǫdsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

ус (Russian): moustache; whisker; feeler, antenna

Definitions

  1. moustache; whisker; feeler, antenna

Ancestry of “ус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicусъmoustache, beard
2Proto-Slavicǫsъhair of a moustache; moustache
3Proto-Slavicvǫdsъ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwónsa—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰsom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “ус”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa →