Where does “ћосавост” come from?
ћосавост (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ћосав, from Ottoman Turkish كوسه, from Persian کوسه, from Middle Persian kōsag.
ћосавост (Serbo-Croatian): the state of not having a beard and a mustache
Definitions
- the state of not having a beard and a mustache
Ancestry of “ћосавост”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ћосав | beardless, without facial hair |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كوسه | of little beard but not beardless |
| 3 | Persian | کوسه | shark; man with little or no beard |
| 4 | Middle Persian | kōsag | — |