Where does “كوكه” come from?
كوكه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old French coque, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
كوكه (Ottoman Turkish): moth, any nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea
Definitions
- moth, any nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea
Ancestry of “كوكه”, step by step
كوكه traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French coque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | coque | shell; a type of small boat |
| 2 | Latin | coccum | a scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόκκος | grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of... |
via Italian cocca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cocca | notch; corner; darling, dear, favourite woman or... |
via Proto-Turkic *küńe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *küńe | — |