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

Definitions

  1. horse; knight

Ancestry of “кінь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкунь—
2Old East Slavicконьhorse
3Proto-Slavickoňьhorse
4Proto-Slavickomňь—
5Proto-Slavickobňь—

Words derived from “кінь”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kobňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic komňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic koňь →