Where does “плетикоса” come from?

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

плетикоса (Macedonian): man with braided hair

Definitions

  1. man with braided hair

Ancestry of “плетикоса”, step by step

плетикоса traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian коса

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкосаhair; scythe
2Proto-Slavickosàhair
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kāˀsā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

via Macedonian плете

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianплетеto knit; to plait, braid
2Proto-Slavicplestìto plait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kosà →