Where does “korkitus” come from?

korkitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkittaa, from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex.

korkitus (Finnish): corking

Definitions

  1. corking

Ancestry of “korkitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkittaato cork
2Finnishkorkkicork; cap, top, lip
3Swedishkorkcork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle...
4GermanKorkcork
5Dutchkurkcork
6Middle Dutchcurccork
7Spanishcorchocork
8LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
9Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s

Words derived from “korkitus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sEvery word from Latin cortexEvery word from Spanish corcho