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
Ancestry of “овас”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | овёс | oats |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ovьsъ | oats |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | awiź- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewiǵʰ- | — |