Where does “koňь” come from?

koňь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic komňь, from Proto-Slavic kobňь.

koňь (Proto-Slavic): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “koňь”, step by step

koňь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic komňь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickomňь—
2Proto-Slavickobňь—

via Proto-Indo-European ḱem-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “koňь”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kobňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic komňь →