Where does “овас” come from?

овас (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian овёс, from Proto-Slavic ovьsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ-.

овас (Serbo-Croatian): oat

Definitions

  1. oat

Ancestry of “овас”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianовёсoats
2Proto-Slavicovьsъoats
3Proto-Balto-Slavicawiź-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewiǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьsъ →