Where does “konyak” come from?

konyak (Indonesian) comes from Dutch cognac, from French Cognac, from Occitan Conhac, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

konyak (Indonesian): cognac brandy distilled from white wine from the Cognac region in France

Definitions

  1. cognac brandy distilled from white wine from the Cognac region in France

Ancestry of “konyak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcognac(a glass of) cognac
2FrenchCognaca city in France
3OccitanConhac—
4Medieval LatinComniacum—
5Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
7Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ākos →Every word from Medieval Latin Comniacum →