Where does “пас” come from?
пас (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по̏ја̄с, from Proto-Slavic pȍjāsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s- — gird; belt, girdle.
пас (Serbo-Croatian): dog
Ancestry of “пас”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | по̏ја̄с | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pȍjāsъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *jṓˀstei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₃s- | gird; belt, girdle |