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Where does “по̏ја̄с” come from?

по̏ја̄с (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pȍjāsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s- — gird; belt, girdle.

Ancestry of “по̏ја̄с”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpȍjāsъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*jṓˀstei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₃s-gird; belt, girdle
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