Where does “Coșa” come from?

Coșa (Romanian) comes from Russian коса́, from Old East Slavic коса, from Proto-Slavic kosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Coșa (Romanian): spit, sandbank

Definitions

  1. spit, sandbank

Ancestry of “Coșa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкоса́scythe; plait, braid
2Old East Slavicкосаbraid
3Proto-Slavickosàhair
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*kāˀsā́ˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “Coșa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kosà →
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