Where does “час” come from?

час (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic часъ, from Proto-Slavic časъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs-, from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s-.

час (Russian): hour, o'clock, time, time of day; hours, o'clock;...

Definitions

  1. hour, o'clock, time, time of day; hours, o'clock;...

Ancestry of “час”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчасъtime; hour; happiness, luck
2Proto-Slavicčasъtime
3Proto-Balto-Slavickeʔs-
4Proto-Indo-Europeank(ʷ)eh₁s-

Words derived from “час

Every word from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs-Every word from Proto-Slavic časъ