Where does “kookoskakku” come from?
kookoskakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kookos, from Swedish kokos, from Spanish coco, from Russian коко́с, from Portuguese cocos, from Portuguese coco, from Late Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
kookoskakku (Finnish): coconut cake
Definitions
- coconut cake
Ancestry of “kookoskakku”, step by step
kookoskakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kookos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kookos | coconut |
| 2 | Swedish | kokos | shredded coconut flesh |
| 3 | Spanish | coco | coconut; testicle; bogeyman |
| 4 | Russian | коко́с | coconut |
| 5 | Portuguese | cocos | plural of coco |
| 6 | Portuguese | coco | coconut |
| 7 | Late Latin | coccum | kernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |