Where does “kosovorotka” come from?

kosovorotka (English) comes from Russian косоворо́тка, from Russian во́рот, from Old East Slavic воротъ, from Proto-Slavic vortъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъ, from Proto-Indo-European -om, from Proto-Indo-European -o-.

kosovorotka (English): A traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt for...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt for...

Ancestry of “kosovorotka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкосоворо́ткаkosovorotka
2Russianво́ротcollar (of a shirt)
3Old East Slavicворотъ—
4Proto-Slavicvortъneck
5Proto-Slavic-ъ*poteťi → *potokъ; *teťi → *tokъ; *gňiti →...
6Proto-Indo-European-omemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vortъ →
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