Where does “kuke kū” come from?
kuke kū (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kuke, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną, from Proto-Germanic kukaz, from Latin coquus.
kuke kū (Hawaiian): to blow violently, bluster; of waves to rage
Definitions
- to blow violently, bluster; of waves to rage
Ancestry of “kuke kū”, step by step
kuke kū traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian kuke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | kuke | to cook |
| 2 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 3 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 4 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 5 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kukaz | cook |
| 8 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 9 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 10 | Latin | quoquo | ablative masculine singular of quisquis; ablative... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Hawaiian Kū
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | Kū | one of the four major gods; the god of war |
| 2 | English | stew | A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron; A... |
| 3 | English | steward | A person who manages the property or affairs for... |
| 4 | Middle English | steward | The administrator of a household or estate especially noble or monarchical |
| 5 | Old English | stiġweard | steward |
| 6 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 7 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 8 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 11 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |