Where does “кособокий” come from?

кособокий (Russian) comes from Russian бок, from Proto-Slavic bokъ — side.

кособокий (Russian): lame, lopsided

Definitions

  1. lame, lopsided

Ancestry of “кособокий”, step by step

кособокий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian бок

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбокside
2Proto-Slavicbokъside

via Russian косо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкосо́йslanting, oblique, skewed inclined at an angle to the plane; not straight, not sheer
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