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Where does “kost” come from?

kost (Czech) comes from Old Czech kost, from Proto-Slavic kostь, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

Ancestry of “kost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkostbone
2Proto-Slavickostьbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “kost”

  • koszt
  • кошт
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →