Where does “kukorica” come from?
kukorica (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kukuruz, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
kukorica (Hungarian): maize, corn
Ancestry of “kukorica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kukuruz | corn; maize |
| 2 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “kukorica”