Where does “kukacok” come from?
kukacok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kukac, from Serbo-Croatian kúkac, from Serbo-Croatian kȕka, from Proto-Slavic kuka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.
kukacok (Hungarian): nominative plural of kukac
Definitions
- nominative plural of kukac
Ancestry of “kukacok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | kukac | maggot; at sign, at; willy, wee-wee |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | kúkac | insect |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | kȕka | hook |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kuka | hook; goblin |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kaukāˀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klHk(ᵂ)-(n)- | — |