Where does “kouyon” come from?

kouyon (Mauritian Creole) comes from French couillon, from Middle French couillon, from Old French coillon, from Latin cōleōnem, from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

kouyon (Mauritian Creole): dickhead, bastard

Definitions

  1. dickhead, bastard

Ancestry of “kouyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcouillondickhead, bastard; coward; A Belgian card game...
2Middle Frenchcouillondickhead, bastard
3Old Frenchcoillontesticle
4Latincōleōnem
5Latincōleussack (scrotum or testicles)
6Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Ancient Greek κολεόςEvery word from Latin cōleus
kouyon — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer