Where does “часом” come from?
часом (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ча̏с, from Proto-Slavic časъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs-, from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s-.
часом (Serbo-Croatian): quickly, briefly, for a short time
Definitions
- quickly, briefly, for a short time
Ancestry of “часом”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ча̏с | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | časъ | time |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | keʔs- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | k(ʷ)eh₁s- | — |