Where does “nuko” come from?

nuko (Ido) comes from Esperanto nuko, from French nuque, from Italian nuca, from Spanish nuca, from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع — spinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord.

nuko (Ido): nape

Definitions

  1. nape

Ancestry of “nuko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantonukonape
2Frenchnuquenape, back of the neck
3Italiannucanape, back of the neck
4Spanishnucanape, back of the neck
5Medieval Latinnuchanape of the neck; spinal cord; nape of the neck;...
6Arabicنُخَاعspinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord

Words derived from “nuko”

Every word from Arabic نُخَاع →Every word from Medieval Latin nucha →Every word from Spanish nuca →