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

Definitions

  1. blackbirds’ field

Ancestry of “Косово поље”, step by step

Косово поље traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian косовa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкосовa—
2Serbo-Croatianкосslant, inclined, skew; blackbird
3Proto-Slavickosъblackbird; skew, slanted
4Proto-Slavickopsъ—

via Serbo-Croatian косов

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкосов—

Words derived from “Косово поље”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kopsъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kosъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian кос →