Where does “kukać” come from?

kukać (Polish) comes from German kucken, from German gucken, from Middle High German gücken.

kukać (Polish): to cuckoo; to complain; to peek at

Definitions

  1. to cuckoo; to complain; to peek at

Ancestry of “kukać”, step by step

kukać traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kucken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermankuckenAlternative form of gucken
2Germanguckento look, to direct one's gaze at something; to...
3Middle High Germangücken—

via Proto-Slavic kukati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickukatito cuckoo; to squat; to pound
2Proto-Slavic-katiCreates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of...
3Proto-Slavicbьlkъ!—
Every word from Middle High German gücken →Every word from German gucken →Every word from German kucken →