Where does “Косово поље” come from?
Косово поље (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian косовa, from Serbo-Croatian кос, from Proto-Slavic kosъ, from Proto-Slavic kopsъ.
Косово поље (Serbo-Croatian): blackbirds’ field
Ancestry of “Косово поље”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | косовa | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | кос | slant, inclined, skew; blackbird |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kosъ | blackbird; skew, slanted |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kopsъ | — |
Words derived from “Косово поље”