Where does “ôsoba” come from?

ôsoba (Silesian) comes from Old Polish osoba, from Proto-Slavic osoba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic asabāˀ.

ôsoba (Silesian): person

Definitions

  1. person

Ancestry of “ôsoba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishosobaessence
2Proto-Slavicosobaperson
3Proto-Balto-Slavicasabāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic asabāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic osoba →Every word from Old Polish osoba →