Where does “koton” come from?

koton (Haitian Creole) comes from French coton, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

koton (Haitian Creole): cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton

Ancestry of “koton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcotoncotton
2Old Frenchcoton—
3Old Italiancotone—
4Arabicقُطُن—
5Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Old Italian cotone →