Where does “kosir” come from?

kosir (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech kosa, from Old Czech kosa, from Proto-Slavic kosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

kosir (Serbo-Croatian): billhook

Definitions

  1. billhook

Ancestry of “kosir”, step by step

kosir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech kosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkosascythe; cold temperature; genitive/accusative...
2Old Czechkosascythe
3Proto-Slavickosàhair
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*kāˀsā́ˀ
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

via Serbo-Croatian kòsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankòsascythe
2Serbo-Croatiankȍš
3Proto-Slavickǫsъpiece
4Proto-Slavickǫsatito bite
5Proto-Slavickǫ̑sъpiece

Words derived from “kosir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic kosà
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