Where does “cocktailkurkku” come from?

cocktailkurkku (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.

cocktailkurkku (Finnish): gherkin small cucumber pickled whole

Definitions

  1. gherkin small cucumber pickled whole

Ancestry of “cocktailkurkku”, step by step

cocktailkurkku 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 kurkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurkkuthroat; beard; cucumber
2Swedishgurkaa cucumber
3Low GermanGurkcucumber
4Middle Low Germanaugurke
5Polishogórekcucumber; gherkin
6Greekάγουροςunripe, green; immature; inexperienced
7Ancient Greekἄωροςuntimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful...
8Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
9Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
10Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
11Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti