Where does “koo” come from?

koo (Finnish) comes from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

koo (Finnish): The name of the Latin-script letter K; API; three

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter K; API; three

Ancestry of “koo”, step by step

koo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköqueue; a line of waiting people or other objects;...
2Frenchqueuetail; queue, line; cue
3Middle Frenchqueu—
4Old Frenchcuetail
5Vulgar Latincodatail
6LatincaudaA tail
7Proto-Italickaudātail
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Finnish kolme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmethree
2Finnishkolmitri-
3Proto-Uralic*kolme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →