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Where does “кунь” come from?

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

Ancestry of “кунь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicконь—
2Proto-Slavickoňьhorse
3Proto-Slavickomňь—
4Proto-Slavickobňь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic kobňь →