Where does “keks” come from?
keks (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian кекс, from German Keks, from English cakes, from English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.
keks (Crimean Tatar): cake
Definitions
- cake
Ancestry of “keks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кекс | sponge cake, sweet bread |
| 2 | German | Keks | cookie US, biscuit UK |
| 3 | English | cakes | plural of cake; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | cake | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of... |
| 5 | Middle English | cake | cake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |