Where does “kóńcowaś” come from?

kóńcowaś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian kóńc, from Proto-Slavic konьcь, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

kóńcowaś (Lower Sorbian): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “kóńcowaś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiankóńcend
2Proto-Slavickonьcьend; thread, string
3Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
4Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic konьcь →