Where does “особа” come from?

особа (Ukrainian) comes from Russian осо́ба, from Old Polish osoba, from Proto-Slavic osoba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic asabāˀ.

особа (Ukrainian): person, human being, personage, individual;...

Definitions

  1. person, human being, personage, individual;...

Ancestry of “особа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianосо́баperson, individual
2Old Polishosobaessence
3Proto-Slavicosobaperson
4Proto-Balto-Slavicasabāˀ—

Words derived from “особа”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic asabāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic osoba →Every word from Old Polish osoba →