Where does “osa” come from?

osa (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish ossa, from Latin ursa, from Latin ursus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

osa (Spanish): she-bear, sow, female bear

Definitions

  1. she-bear, sow, female bear

Ancestry of “osa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishossashe-bear
2Latinursaa she-bear, female bear; ablative singular of...
3Latinursusa bear
4Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

Words derived from “osa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós