Where does “kósa” come from?

kósa (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic kosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

kósa (Lower Sorbian): scythe farm tool

Definitions

  1. scythe farm tool

Ancestry of “kósa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickosàhair
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*kāˀsā́ˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kosà →