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

  1. the state of not having a beard and a mustache

Ancestry of “ћосавост”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianћосавbeardless, without facial hair
2Ottoman Turkishكوسهof little beard but not beardless
3Persianکوسهshark; man with little or no beard
4Middle Persiankōsag—
Every word from Middle Persian kōsag →Every word from Persian کوسه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كوسه →