Where does “hus” come from?

hus (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

hus (Upper Sorbian): goose

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “hus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgǫ̑sьgoose
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь →