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Where does “kasza” come from?

kasza (Hungarian) comes from Slovak kosa, from Proto-Slavic kosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

kasza (Hungarian): scythe

Definitions

  1. scythe

Ancestry of “kasza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakkosascythe; cold, low temperature
2Proto-Slavickosà—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kāˀsā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “kasza”

  • kaszás
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