Where does “mielkuko” come from?
mielkuko (Ido) comes from Ido mielo, from Esperanto mielo, from French miel, from Middle French miel, from Old French miel, from Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.
mielkuko (Ido): gingerbread
Definitions
- gingerbread
Ancestry of “mielkuko”, step by step
mielkuko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido mielo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | mielo | honey; sweetness |
| 2 | Esperanto | mielo | honey |
| 3 | French | miel | honey |
| 4 | Middle French | miel | honey sticky sweet substance |
| 5 | Old French | miel | honey |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *melem | — |
| 7 | Latin | mel | honey; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mélit | honey |
via German Honigkuchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Honigkuchen | gingerbread esp. sweetened with honey |
| 2 | German | Honig | honey |
| 3 | Middle High German | hönic | — |
| 4 | Old High German | honag | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |
via Ido kuko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | kuko | cake |