Where does “кінь” come from?
кінь (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic кунь, from Old East Slavic конь, from Proto-Slavic koňь, from Proto-Slavic komňь, from Proto-Slavic kobňь.
кінь (Ukrainian): horse; knight
Ancestry of “кінь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | кунь | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | конь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | koňь | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | komňь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kobňь | — |