Where does “kukko” come from?

kukko (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kukkoi, from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kukko (Finnish): cock, rooster; any of the traditional types of...

Definitions

  1. cock, rooster; any of the traditional types of...

Ancestry of “kukko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickukkoirooster
2Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
3Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “kukko

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw-Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkazEvery word from Proto-Finnic kukkoi
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