Where does “koňak” come from?

koňak (Czech) comes from French Cognac, from Occitan Conhac, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

koňak (Czech): cognac

Definitions

  1. cognac

Ancestry of “koňak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCognaca city in France
2OccitanConhac—
3Medieval LatinComniacum—
4Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ākos →Every word from Medieval Latin Comniacum →