Where does “korkittaa” come from?
korkittaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
korkittaa (Finnish): to cork
Ancestry of “korkittaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korkki | cork; cap, top, lip |
| 2 | Swedish | kork | cork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle... |
| 3 | German | Kork | cork |
| 4 | Dutch | kurk | cork |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | curc | cork |
| 6 | Spanish | corcho | cork |
| 7 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |