Where does “kukuřičný” come from?

kukuřičný (Czech) comes from Czech kukuřice, from Hungarian kukorica, from Serbo-Croatian kukuruz, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kukuřičný (Czech): corn

Definitions

  1. corn

Ancestry of “kukuřičný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkukuřicemaize, corn
2Hungariankukoricamaize, corn
3Serbo-Croatiankukuruzcorn; maize
4Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- →Every word from Latin cucullus →