Where does “Kos” come from?

Kos (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫsati, from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ — piece.

Kos (Polish): blackbird, common blackbird, merle

Definitions

  1. blackbird, common blackbird, merle

Ancestry of “Kos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickǫsъpiece
2Proto-Slavickǫsatito bite
3Proto-Slavickǫ̑sъpiece

Words derived from “Kos

Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъEvery word from Proto-Slavic kǫsatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ
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