Where does “Kosova” come from?
Kosova (Italian) comes from Albanian Kosovë, from Serbo-Croatian Kȍsovo, from Serbo-Croatian Kosovo polje.
Ancestry of “Kosova”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | Kosovë | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Kȍsovo | a microregion in the Balkans, comprising the Sitnica river basin, including the cities of Mitrovica, Podujevo, Priština and Ferizaj |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | Kosovo polje | — |