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

  1. quickly, briefly, for a short time

Ancestry of “часом”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianча̏сmoment
2Proto-Slavicčasъtime
3Proto-Balto-Slavickeʔs-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeank(ʷ)eh₁s-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs- →Every word from Proto-Slavic časъ →