Where does “kostka” come from?

kostka (Polish) comes from Old Polish kostka, from Proto-Slavic kostъka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

kostka (Polish): Diminutive of kość; die; cube

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of kość; die; cube

Ancestry of “kostka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishkostkabones, remains of saints' bodies, relics
2Proto-Slavickostъkasmall bone
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “kostka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →Every word from Proto-Slavic kostъka →