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Where does “часы” come from?

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

Ancestry of “часы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчасhour, o'clock, time, time of day; hours, o'clock;...
2Old East Slavicчасъtime; hour; happiness, luck
3Proto-Slavicčasъtime
4Proto-Balto-Slavickeʔs-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeank(ʷ)eh₁s-—

Words derived from “часы”

  • cass'aq
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