Where does “soukous” come from?

soukous (English) comes from French secouer, from Old French secorre, from Latin succurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

soukous (English): A genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s

Definitions

  1. A genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s

Ancestry of “soukous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsecouerto shake; to shake off; to shake up
2Old Frenchsecorreto help; to assist
3Latinsuccurrōto help, aid, succor
4Latincurrōto run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →