Where does “kohkompaninawak” come from?
kohkompaninawak (Plains Cree) comes from English cucumber, from Middle English cucumer, from Old French cocombre, from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.
kohkompaninawak (Plains Cree): our late grandmother
Definitions
- our late grandmother
Ancestry of “kohkompaninawak”, step by step
kohkompaninawak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English cucumber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cucumber | A vine in the gourd family, "Cucumis sativus";... |
| 2 | Middle English | cucumer | cucumber plant or vegetable |
| 3 | Old French | cocombre | cucumber |
| 4 | Latin | cucumis | Armenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,... |
| 5 | Sumerian | 𒄾 | fat-tailed sheep |
via French concombre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | concombre | cucumber |
via Plains Cree kohkom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plains Cree | kohkom | — |