Where does “часы́” come from?

часы́ (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 “часы́”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	час	hour, o'clock, time, time of day; hours, o'clock;...
2	Old East Slavic	часъ	time; hour; happiness, luck
3	Proto-Slavic	časъ	time
4	Proto-Balto-Slavic	keʔs-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	k(ʷ)eh₁s-	—

Words derived from “часы́”

cass'aq

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