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Where does “кон” come from?

кон (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic конъ, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

кон (Russian): "gambling" bank, kitty; game, round

Definitions

  1. "gambling" bank, kitty; game, round

Ancestry of “кон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicконъlimit
2Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
3Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →