Where does “penkōin” come from?
penkōin (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese penkō, from English vinegar, from Middle English vynegre, from Old French vinaigre, from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
Ancestry of “penkōin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshallese | penkō | vinegar |
| 2 | English | vinegar | A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of... |
| 3 | Middle English | vynegre | vinegar, especially that made from wine |
| 4 | Old French | vinaigre | vinegar |
| 5 | Old French | aigre | sour; acrid |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | acrus | sour |
| 7 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 8 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 10 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |