Where does “kukumo” come from?

kukumo (Esperanto) comes from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.

kukumo (Esperanto): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “kukumo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincucumisArmenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,...
2Sumerian𒄾fat-tailed sheep
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