Where does “osa” come from?

osa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic osà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

osa (Serbo-Croatian): wasp; axis

Definitions

  1. wasp; axis

Ancestry of “osa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicosàwasp
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*wápsāˀwasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ →
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