Where does “taistelukukko” come from?
taistelukukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukko, from Proto-Finnic kukkoi, from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.
taistelukukko (Finnish): gamecock
Ancestry of “taistelukukko”, step by step
taistelukukko 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 taistelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taistelu | fight; struggle; battle |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |