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Where does “конац” come from?

конац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic konьcь, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

конац (Serbo-Croatian): end; thread

Definitions

  1. end; thread

Ancestry of “конац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickonьcьend; thread, string
2Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
3Proto-Slavicčętito begin
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