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Where does “kocka” come from?

kocka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kostъka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Ancestry of “kocka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickostъkasmall bone
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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