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Where does “koštica” come from?

koštica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȏst, from Proto-Slavic kostь, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

koštica (Serbo-Croatian): pit, pip, kernel, stone

Definitions

  1. pit, pip, kernel, stone

Ancestry of “koštica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȏst—
2Proto-Slavickostьbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →