Where does “pȍjās” come from?

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

pȍjās (Serbo-Croatian): belt, girdle, band, sash

Definitions

  1. belt, girdle, band, sash

Ancestry of “pȍjās”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpȍjāsъgirdle
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*jṓˀsteito gird, to band
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₃s-gird; belt, girdle

Words derived from “pȍjās”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jṓˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pȍjāsъ →