Where does “кокошка” come from?

кокошка (Bulgarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ко̏ко̄ш, from Proto-Slavic kokošь — hen.

кокошка (Bulgarian): hen (female chicken), fowl, gallinacean, pullet

Definitions

  1. hen (female chicken), fowl, gallinacean, pullet

Ancestry of “кокошка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianко̏ко̄шhen (literally)
2Proto-Slavickokošьhen
Every word from Proto-Slavic kokošь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ко̏ко̄ш →
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