Where does “sok” come from?

sok (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch sok, from Middle Dutch socke, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

sok (Afrikaans): A sock

Definitions

  1. A sock

Ancestry of “sok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsoksock
2Middle Dutchsocke—
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Middle Dutch socke →