Where does “kosogon” come from?

kosogon (Polish) comes from Polish kosa, from Old Polish kosa.

kosogon (Polish): thresher shark, especially the common thresher

Definitions

  1. thresher shark, especially the common thresher

Ancestry of “kosogon”, step by step

kosogon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkosascythe; braid; spit that extends into the deep...
2Old Polishkosa—

via Polish ogon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishogontail; queue
2Proto-Slavicogonъ—
Every word from Old Polish kosa →Every word from Polish kosa →