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
- A style of dance music originating in the French...
Ancestry of “zouk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | secouer | to shake; to shake off; to shake up |
| 2 | Old French | secorre | to help; to assist |
| 3 | Latin | succurrō | — |
| 4 | Latin | currō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “zouk”