Where does “ρόκα” come from?

ρόκα (Greek) comes from Italian Rocca, from Gothic rukka, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.

ρόκα (Greek): rocket; distaff

Definitions

  1. rocket; distaff

Ancestry of “ρόκα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianRoccafortress, stronghold
2Gothicrukka—
3Proto-Germanicrukkôspinning wheel, distaff
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—

Words derived from “ρόκα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ruk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rukn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rukkô →