Where does “howno” come from?

howno (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic govьno, from Proto-Indo-European g(ʷ)owH-.

howno (Upper Sorbian): excrement

Definitions

  1. excrement

Ancestry of “howno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgovьnoshit
2Proto-Indo-Europeang(ʷ)owH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(ʷ)owH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic govьno →