Where does “zouk” come from?

zouk (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.

zouk (English): A style of dance music originating in the French...

Definitions

  1. A style of dance music originating in the French...

Ancestry of “zouk”, 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

Words derived from “zouk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →