Where does “kok” come from?
kok (Latvian) comes from Latvian koks, from Proto-Baltic kuok-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
kok (Latvian): vocative singular of koks
Definitions
- vocative singular of koks
Ancestry of “kok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | koks | tree; timber; logs, boards, planks |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | kuok- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |