Where does “kokkiveitsi” come from?

kokkiveitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokki, from Swedish kocker, from New Latin coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

kokkiveitsi (Finnish): kitchen knife

Definitions

  1. kitchen knife

Ancestry of “kokkiveitsi”, step by step

kokkiveitsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokkicook; coccus
2Swedishkocker—
3New Latincoccus—
4Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
5Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

via Finnish veitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveitsiknife
2Proto-Finnicveicciknife
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwäŋćɜ—
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος →Every word from Latin coccum →Every word from New Latin coccus →