Where does “kušin” come from?
kušin (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian cuscino, from Old French coissin, from Latin coxinum, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.
kušin (Serbo-Croatian): pillow
Ancestry of “kušin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cuscino | cushion, pillow |
| 2 | Old French | coissin | cushion |
| 3 | Latin | coxinum | — |
| 4 | Latin | coxa | hip , hipbone; thigh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | koḱs- | joint |