Where does “Kosovo” come from?
Kosovo derives from Serbo-Croatian косова, from Serbo-Croatian кос meaning "blackbird," from Proto-Slavic kosъ, ultimately from Proto-Slavic kopsъ.
Ancestry of “Kosovo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Косово поље | blackbirds’ field |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | косовa | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | кос | slant, inclined, skew; blackbird |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kosъ | blackbird; skew, slanted |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kopsъ | — |
Words derived from “Kosovo”