Where does “kos” come from?

kos (Afrikaans) comes from English ’cause, from Middle English cause, from Old French cause, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

kos (Afrikaans): food

Definitions

food

Ancestry of “kos”, step by step

kos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ’cause

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	’cause	—
2	Middle English	cause	cause
3	Old French	cause	cause
4	Latin	causa	cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
5	Old Latin	caussa	cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
6	Proto-Indo-European	kawd-teh₂	—

via Dutch kost

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	kost	cost, price; expenses; board, livelihood, meals...
2	Middle Dutch	cost	—
3	Old French	cost	cost; financial outlay
4	Medieval Latin	costare	—
5	Latin	cōnstāre	—

Words derived from “kos”

potjiekos
potjiekos
kosrubriek
potjie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →