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Where does “kos” come from?

kos (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic kǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫsati, from Proto-Slavic kǫ̑sъ — piece.

Ancestry of “kos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickǫsъpiece
2Proto-Slavickǫsatito bite
3Proto-Slavickǫ̑sъpiece

Words derived from “kos”

  • cos
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