Where does “kowlleski” come from?

kowlleski (Cornish) comes from Cornish kowl — cabbages.

kowlleski (Cornish): to burn up, consume by fire

Definitions

  1. to burn up, consume by fire

Ancestry of “kowlleski”, step by step

kowlleski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish kowl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkowlcabbages

via Cornish leski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishleskito burn
Every word from Cornish kowl