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.
koeksister (English): A traditional Malay confection consisting of a...
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- A traditional Malay confection consisting of a...
Ancestry of “koeksister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | koeksister | koeksister |
| 2 | Afrikaans | -er | -er |
| 3 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |