Where does “ovsik” come from?

ovsik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ovas, from Proto-Slavic ovьsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ-.

ovsik (Serbo-Croatian): brome (grass of the genus Bromus)

Definitions

  1. brome (grass of the genus Bromus)

Ancestry of “ovsik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianovasoat
2Proto-Slavicovьsъoats
3Proto-Balto-Slavicawiź-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewiǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewiǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awiź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьsъ →