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
- person, human being, personage, individual;...
Ancestry of “особа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | осо́ба | person, individual |
| 2 | Old Polish | osoba | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | osoba | person |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | asabāˀ | — |