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Where does “көс” come from?

көс (Bashkir) comes from Polish kuć, from Kalasha kuč, from Sanskrit कुक्षि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kuṭṣíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kućšíš, from Proto-Indo-European kuḱis, from Proto-Indo-European kew-k-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- — cattle.

көс (Bashkir): strength, force, forcefulness; power, might;...

Definitions

  1. strength, force, forcefulness; power, might;...

Ancestry of “көс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkućto forge; to shoe; to cram, to swot; to learn by...
2Kalashakučstomach
3Sanskritकुक्षिbelly; interior; womb
4Proto-Indo-Aryankuṭṣíṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankućšíš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankuḱispubic hair; vulva
7Proto-Indo-Europeankew-k-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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