Where does “kouign-erc'h” come from?
kouign-erc'h (Breton) comes from Breton kouign, 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-erc'h (Breton): snowball
Definitions
- snowball
Ancestry of “kouign-erc'h”, step by step
kouign-erc'h traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Breton kouign
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breton | kouign | cake, bun, brioche |
| 2 | French | cuigne | — |
| 3 | French | coin | wedge, cornerpiece; corner; area, part, place,... |
| 4 | Old French | coin | — |
| 5 | Latin | cuneus | wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱū | sting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Breton erc'h
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breton | erc'h | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | ėrɣ | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | argyos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵ-yó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |