Where does “鳥結糖” come from?
鳥結糖 (Chinese) comes from English nougat, from French nougat, from Occitan nougat, from Old Occitan nogat, from Old Occitan noga, from Vulgar Latin nuca, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks — to arise, begin.
鳥結糖 (Chinese): nougat
Ancestry of “鳥結糖”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nougat | A confection of honey or sugar and roasted nuts,... |
| 2 | French | nougat | nougat |
| 3 | Occitan | nougat | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | nogat | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | noga | nut |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | nuca | — |
| 7 | Latin | nux | A nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | knuks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |