Where does “kokosznik” come from?

kokosznik (Polish) comes from Polish kokosz, from Proto-Slavic kokošь — hen.

kokosznik (Polish): watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)

Definitions

  1. watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)

Ancestry of “kokosznik”, step by step

kokosznik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kokosz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkokoszhen
2Proto-Slavickokošьhen

via Russian коко́шник

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкоко́шникkokoshnik a traditional Russian headdress worn by women and girls to accompany the sarafan
Every word from Proto-Slavic kokošь →Every word from Polish kokosz →