Where does “košnica” come from?

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

košnica (Serbo-Croatian): beehive

Definitions

  1. beehive

Ancestry of “košnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȍš—
2Proto-Slavickǫsъpiece
3Proto-Slavickǫsatito bite
4Proto-Slavickǫ̑sъpiece
Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫsati →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ →