Where does “koltuko” come from?
koltuko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tuko, from Yiddish טוך, from Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.
koltuko (Esperanto): neckerchief, scarf
Definitions
- neckerchief, scarf
Ancestry of “koltuko”, step by step
koltuko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto tuko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tuko | cloth |
| 2 | Yiddish | טוך | cloth |
| 3 | Middle High German | tuoch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tuoh | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dōk | cloth, rag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dōkaz | cloth, rag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwōg- | — |
via Esperanto kolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kolo | neck |
| 2 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 3 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |