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Where does “kokë” come from?

kokë (Albanian) comes from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

kokë (Albanian): head; heading; spherical object, e.g. bulb, knob

Definitions

  1. head; heading; spherical object, e.g. bulb, knob

Ancestry of “kokë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
2Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Words derived from “kokë”

  • kokoroz
  • kokërrëz
  • kokërr
  • shkoq
  • shkoqis
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