Where does “koeksister” come from?

koeksister (English) comes from Afrikaans koeksister, from Afrikaans -er, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

koeksister (English): A traditional Malay confection consisting of a...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Malay confection consisting of a...

Ancestry of “koeksister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskoeksisterkoeksister deep-fried doughnut dipped in syrup
2Afrikaans-erer
3Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
4Old Dutch-āri—
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
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