Where does “salvokukko” come from?
salvokukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukko, from Proto-Finnic kukkoi, from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.
Ancestry of “salvokukko”, step by step
salvokukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukko | cock, rooster; any of the traditional types of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kukkoi | rooster |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kukkaz | cock, rooster, chicken |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
via Finnish salvoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | salvoa | To notch |
| 2 | Finnish | -öä | Front vowel variant of -oa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -odak | Forms some verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w- | — |