Where does “kobajagi” come from?

kobajagi (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȁo, from Serbo-Croatian kȁko, from Proto-Slavic kako, from Proto-Slavic kakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kōkos.

kobajagi (Serbo-Croatian): ostensibly, pretendedly

Definitions

  1. ostensibly, pretendedly

Ancestry of “kobajagi”, step by step

kobajagi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kȁo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȁoas, like (the same way or kind as another)
2Serbo-Croatiankȁkohow (in what way)
3Proto-Slavickakohow, in which way
4Proto-Slavickakъof what/which kind
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*kōkos—

via Serbo-Croatian bajàgi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbajàgiostensibly, allegedly, seemingly
2Ottoman Turkishبیاغیcommon, coarse
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kōkos →Every word from Proto-Slavic kakъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kako →