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Where does “koktaili” come from?

koktaili (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.

koktaili (Finnish): cocktail

Definitions

  1. cocktail

Ancestry of “koktaili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishcocktailcocktail
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
8Latincoquō—
9EnglishCook—
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-—
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