Where does “nos” come from?

nos (Silesian) comes from Old Polish nos, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

nos (Silesian): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “nos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishnosnose
2Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús →Every word from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ →