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