Where does “żoka” come from?

żoka (Kashubian) comes from German Socke, from Middle Low German socke, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

żoka (Kashubian): sock

Definitions

  1. sock

Ancestry of “żoka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSockesock
2Middle Low Germansockeshort socks
3Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
4Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Middle Low German socke →