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Where does “кус” come from?

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

кус (Serbo-Croatian): piece, part; tailless; too short

Definitions

  1. piece, part; tailless; too short

Ancestry of “кус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickǫsъpiece
2Proto-Slavickǫsatito bite
3Proto-Slavickǫ̑sъpiece
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