Where does “kukù” come from?

kukù (Maltese) comes from English cuckoo, from Middle English cokkou, from Old French cucu, from Latin cuculus — cuckoo; a term of reproach.

kukù (Maltese): cuckoos

Definitions

  1. cuckoos

Ancestry of “kukù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcuckooAny of various birds, of the family Cuculidae,...
2Middle EnglishcokkouThe cuckoo; The sound a cuckoo makes
3Old Frenchcucucuckoo
4Latincuculuscuckoo; a term of reproach
Every word from Latin cuculus →Every word from Old French cucu →Every word from Middle English cokkou →