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Kosar
Kosar comes from Czech Kosař, from Proto-Slavic *kosa ‘scythe’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- ‘to cut’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱes-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱos-reconstructedo-grade of *ḱes-
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kosa‘scythe’reconstructed
- CzechmodernKosař
- EnglishtodayKosar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱes-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱos-reconstructedo-grade of *ḱes-
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kosa‘scythe’reconstructed
- CzechmodernKosař
- EnglishtodayKosar
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- ‘to cut’
castle, caste, chastity, château, chaste, chastise, castrate, caries, cashel, cassation, 23 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- / Kosar