Where does “kojono” come from?

kojono (Esperanto) comes from Italian coglione, from Vulgar Latin coleonem, from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

kojono (Esperanto): balls, nuts

Definitions

  1. balls, nuts

Ancestry of “kojono”, step by step

kojono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian coglione

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancoglionetesticle; sucker, fool
2Vulgar Latincoleonem—
3Latincōleussack (scrotum or testicles)
4Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Spanish cojón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcojóntesticle, ball
2Latincōleōnem—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek κολεός →Every word from Latin cōleus →