Where does “kita” come from?

kita (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic kyta, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

kita (Polish): tail; crest, brush, tuft

Definitions

  1. tail; crest, brush, tuft

Ancestry of “kita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickytatwig; decoration; bundle, tuft, braid
2Proto-Slavic-aid
3Proto-Indo-European-ōd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōd →Every word from Proto-Slavic -a →Every word from Proto-Slavic kyta →
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