Where does “košnja” come from?
košnja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kòsa, from Serbo-Croatian kȍš, from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫsati, from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ — piece.
košnja (Serbo-Croatian): mowing
Ancestry of “košnja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kòsa | scythe |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | kȍš | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kǫsъ | piece |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kǫsati | to bite |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kǫ̑sъ | piece |