Where does “Yllkuq” come from?
Yllkuq (Albanian) comes from Albanian kuq, from Vulgar Latin cocceus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Ancestry of “Yllkuq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | kuq | red; rosy; scarlet, reddish |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cocceus | scarlet, scarlet-dyed |
| 3 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |