Where does “kukkoilla” come from?

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

kukkoilla (Finnish): to strut one's stuff

Definitions

  1. to strut one's stuff

Ancestry of “kukkoilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkocock, rooster; any of the traditional types of...
2Proto-Finnickukkoirooster
3Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “kukkoilla

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