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

Definitions

  1. scythe

Ancestry of “kòsa”, step by step

kòsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kȍš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȍš
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 “kòsa

Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъEvery word from Proto-Slavic kǫsatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ