Where does “сосна” come from?
сосна (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic сосна, from Proto-Slavic sosna, from Proto-Indo-European ḱesn-.
сосна (Ukrainian): pine
Ancestry of “сосна”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | сосна | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sosna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱesn- | — |