Where does “kõhuz” come from?

kõhuz (Votic) comes from Veps -uz, from Sicilian -usu, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

kõhuz (Votic): waist

Definitions

  1. waist

Ancestry of “kõhuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Veps-uzForms nouns describing actions or results from verbs
2Sicilian-usuose; -ous
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →