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Where does “конь” come from?

конь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic koňь, from Proto-Slavic komňь, from Proto-Slavic kobňь.

Ancestry of “конь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickoňьhorse
2Proto-Slavickomňь—
3Proto-Slavickobňь—

Words derived from “конь”

  • конина
  • конка
  • конь
  • konitohtori
  • koni
Every word from Proto-Slavic kobňь →