Where does “ôś” come from?

ôś (Silesian) comes from Old Polish oś, from Proto-Slavic osь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ôś (Silesian): axle; pivot

Definitions

  1. axle; pivot

Ancestry of “ôś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishośaxle, axletree
2Proto-Slavicosьaxis, axle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśísaxle, axis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís →