Where does “kouign” come from?

kouign (Breton) comes from French cuigne, from French coin, from Old French coin, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

kouign (Breton): cake, bun, brioche

Definitions

  1. cake, bun, brioche

Ancestry of “kouign”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcuigne—
2Frenchcoinwedge, cornerpiece; corner; area, part, place,...
3Old Frenchcoin—
4Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “kouign”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū →Every word from Latin cuneus →