Where does “kukoricacső” come from?

kukoricacső (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kukorica, from Serbo-Croatian kukuruz, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kukoricacső (Hungarian): ear of corn/maize cob and kernels

Definitions

  1. ear of corn/maize cob and kernels

Ancestry of “kukoricacső”, step by step

kukoricacső traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kukorica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankukoricamaize, corn
2Serbo-Croatiankukuruzcorn; maize
3Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Hungarian cső

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsőtube, pipe; bye, hi, ciao
2Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- →Every word from Latin cucullus →