Where does “kucki” come from?

kucki (Polish) comes from Polish kucać, from Polish kuczeć, from Proto-Slavic kučati, from Proto-Slavic kuka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.

kucki (Polish): squat

Definitions

  1. squat

Ancestry of “kucki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkucaćto squat; to crouch, hunker
2Polishkuczeć—
3Proto-SlavickučatiAlternative form of *kukati; to squat
4Proto-Slavickukahook; goblin
5Proto-Balto-Slavickaukāˀ—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanklHk(ᵂ)-(n)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kuka →