Where does “kukkoilu” come from?

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

kukkoilu (Finnish): strutting one's stuff

Definitions

  1. strutting one's stuff

Ancestry of “kukkoilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkoillato strut one's stuff
2Finnishkukkocock, rooster; any of the traditional types of...
3Proto-Finnickukkoirooster
4Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kukkoi →