Where does “Kosov@” come from?
Kosov@ (English) comes from English Kosovo, from Serbo-Croatian Косово поље, from Serbo-Croatian косовa, from Serbo-Croatian кос, from Proto-Slavic kosъ, from Proto-Slavic kopsъ.
Ancestry of “Kosov@”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Kosovo | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Косово поље | blackbirds’ field |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | косовa | — |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | кос | slant, inclined, skew; blackbird |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kosъ | blackbird; skew, slanted |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | kopsъ | — |