Where does “cos” come from?
cos (Friulian) comes from Slovene kòš, from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫsati, from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ — piece.
cos (Friulian): basket
Ancestry of “cos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovene | kòš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kǫsъ | piece |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kǫsati | to bite |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kǫ̑sъ | piece |