Where does “ко̀са” come from?

ко̀са (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ко̑с, from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫsati, from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ — piece.

ко̀са (Serbo-Croatian): hair of a person, on the head

Definitions

  1. hair of a person, on the head

Ancestry of “ко̀са”, step by step

ко̀са traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ко̑с

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianко̑сslanted
2Proto-Slavickǫsъpiece
3Proto-Slavickǫsatito bite
4Proto-Slavickǫ̑sъpiece

via Proto-Slavic kosà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickosàhair
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*kāˀsā́ˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “ко̀са”

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