Where does “кукест” come from?

кукест (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian кука, from Proto-Slavic kuka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.

кукест (Macedonian): hooklike, hook-shaped

Definitions

  1. hooklike, hook-shaped

Ancestry of “кукест”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкукаhook; to complain, whine
2Proto-Slavickukahook; goblin
3Proto-Balto-Slavickaukāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanklHk(ᵂ)-(n)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kuka →