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Where does “kōko” come from?

kōko (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

Ancestry of “kōko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickōkôcake
2Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “kōko”

  • kôke
  • Kook
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