Where does “kok” come from?
kok (Mauritian Creole) comes from French coq, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną.
kok (Mauritian Creole): rooster
Definitions
- rooster
Ancestry of “kok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | coq | male chicken, rooster, cockerel, cock; a cook |
| 2 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 3 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 4 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 5 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 6 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 7 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 9 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |