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Where does “kočiš” come from?

kočiš (Slovak) comes from Slovak koč, from Hungarian kocsi — cart, carriage; auto, car, automobile.

kočiš (Slovak): coachman

Definitions

  1. coachman

Ancestry of “kočiš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakkoča coach driven by horses
2Hungariankocsicart, carriage; auto, car, automobile
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