Where does “cocktailkirsikka” come from?

cocktailkirsikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish cocktail, from English cocktail, from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō.

cocktailkirsikka (Finnish): cocktail cherry

Definitions

  1. cocktail cherry

Ancestry of “cocktailkirsikka”, step by step

cocktailkirsikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish cocktail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishcocktailcocktail mixed drink
2EnglishcocktailA mixed alcoholic beverage; A mixture of other...
3EnglishcockA male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for...
4Middle Englishcokrooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic...
5Old Englishcōca cook
6Vulgar Latincocus—
7LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
8Latincoquōto cook; prepare food
9EnglishCookA placename
10Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
11Middle High Germankochento cook
12Old High Germankohhōnto cook
13Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
14Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
15Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
16Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
17Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
18Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

via Finnish kirsikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirsikkacherry
2Old Swedishkirsebær—
3Middle Low Germankersebere—
4Middle Low Germankersecherry
5Proto-West Germanickirsijācherry
6Latinceresiacherry
7Latinceresium—
8Latincerasiumcherry, fruit of the cherry tree
9Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
10Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
11Akkadian????pear-tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti →