Where does “особина” come from?

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

особина (Ukrainian): individual

Definitions

  1. individual

Ancestry of “особина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianособаperson, human being, personage, individual;...
2Russianосо́баperson, individual
3Old Polishosobaessence
4Proto-Slavicosobaperson
5Proto-Balto-Slavicasabāˀ
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic asabāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic osobaEvery word from Old Polish osoba