Where does “ukus” come from?

ukus (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech vkus, from Russian вкус, from Old Church Slavonic въкоусъ — tasting.

ukus (Serbo-Croatian): taste, as in a person’s implicit set of...

Definitions

  1. taste, as in a person’s implicit set of...

Ancestry of “ukus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvkustaste set of preferences
2Russianвкусtaste; flavour, fancy; style, manner
3Old Church Slavonicвъкоусъtasting
Every word from Old Church Slavonic въкоусъ →Every word from Russian вкус →Every word from Czech vkus →