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Where does “ко̑ст” come from?

ко̑ст (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kostь, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

Ancestry of “ко̑ст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickostьbone
2Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “ко̑ст”

  • кошчурина
  • коштан
  • кошкати
  • кошчица
  • коштац
  • кошчатост
  • костурница
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