Where does “kokhlust” come from?

kokhlust (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kók, from English Coke, from English cocaine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.

kokhlust (Icelandic): Eustachian tube, auditory tube

Definitions

  1. Eustachian tube, auditory tube

Ancestry of “kokhlust”, step by step

kokhlust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kók

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickókcoke; cocaine, coke
2EnglishCokeCola-based soft drink; A bottle, glass or can of...
3EnglishcocaineAn addictive drug derived from coca or prepared...
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
8Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via Icelandic hlust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichlustear canal
2Old Norsehlustear
3Proto-Germanichlustizhearing; ear, ear opening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine
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