Where does “костура” come from?

костура (Bulgarian) comes from Romanian Custură, from Latin cōs, from Ancient Greek Κῶς, from Hebrew כוס, from Arabic كُسّ.

костура (Bulgarian): knife without a handle

Definitions

  1. knife without a handle

Ancestry of “костура”, step by step

костура traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Custură

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCusturăblade
2Latincōs—
3Ancient GreekΚῶςKos, an island in the Dodecanese
4HebrewכוסA cup, glass, tumbler; little owl; A pussy
5Arabicكُسّ—

via Bulgarian кост

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкостbone
2Proto-Slavickostьbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

via Proto-Indo-European ḱes-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Arabic كُسّ →Every word from Hebrew כוס →Every word from Ancient Greek Κῶς →