Where does “coss” come from?
coss (English) comes from Hindi कोस, from Sanskrit क्रोश, from Sanskrit -अ, from Sanskrit भाग्य, from Sanskrit भाग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós.
coss (English): A measure of distance, varying from one and a...
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- A measure of distance, varying from one and a...
Ancestry of “coss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | कोस | a coss; distance equalling about two miles |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क्रोश | cry, yell, shriek, shout; "the range of the voice... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भाग्य | luck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | भाग | part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | — |