Where does “wordoku” come from?

wordoku (English) comes from English Word, from English worth, from Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wordoku (English): A variant of sudoku, where a word is used to source the symbols uses to fill the grid

Definitions

  1. A variant of sudoku, where a word is used to source the symbols uses to fill the grid

Ancestry of “wordoku”, step by step

wordoku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Word

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWordScripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;...
2EnglishworthHaving a value of; proper to be exchanged for;...
3Middle Englishworthto become
4Old Englishweorþworth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,...
5Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Proto-Turkic doku-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicdoku-to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-