Where does “kòsa” come from?
kòsa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȍš, from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫsati, from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ — piece.
kòsa (Serbo-Croatian): scythe
Ancestry of “kòsa”, step by step
kòsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian kȍš
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kȍš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kǫsъ | piece |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kǫsati | to bite |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kǫ̑sъ | piece |
via Proto-Slavic kosà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kosà | hair |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *kāˀsā́ˀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
Words derived from “kòsa”