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Where does “костяной” come from?

костяной (Russian) comes from Russian кость, from Proto-Slavic kostь, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

Ancestry of “костяной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкостьbone; die
2Proto-Slavickostьbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →