Where does “kus” come from?

kus (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫsati, from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ — piece.

kus (Serbo-Croatian): piece, part; tailless; too short

Definitions

  1. piece, part; tailless; too short

Ancestry of “kus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickǫsъpiece
2Proto-Slavickǫsatito bite
3Proto-Slavickǫ̑sъpiece
Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫsati →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ →