Where does “косма” come from?
косма (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic kosmъ, from Proto-Slavic kosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
косма (Macedonian): hair
Ancestry of “косма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kosmъ | lock, tuft of hair |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kosà | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *kāˀsā́ˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |