Where does “micu” come from?

micu (Chayuco Mixtec) comes from Spanish mico, from Old Dutch cuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.

micu (Chayuco Mixtec): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “micu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmicoa monkey with a prehensile tail; child; an ugly...
2Old Dutchcuocow
3Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
4Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kō →Every word from Old Dutch cuo →