Where does “kukkakori” come from?
kukkakori (Finnish) comes from Finnish kori, from Swedish korg, from Old Swedish korgher, from Old Norse kǫrf, from Middle Low German korf, from Old Saxon korf, from Proto-Germanic *korb, from Latin corbis — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kukkakori (Finnish): flower basket, floral basket
Definitions
- flower basket, floral basket
Ancestry of “kukkakori”, step by step
kukkakori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kori | basket; made of wicker; bodywork, auto body |
| 2 | Swedish | korg | basket; Short for vagnskorg |
| 3 | Old Swedish | korgher | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kǫrf | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | korf | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | korf | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *korb | — |
| 8 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Finnish kukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 2 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |