Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/-was

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *-wós.

Suffix

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*-was m

  1. Used to form adjectives
    *gīˀwás

Descendants

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  • East Baltic:
    • Latvian: -vs
    • Lithuanian: -vas
  • West Baltic:
  • Proto-Slavic: *-vъ