Where does “kukkīnaz” come from?

kukkīnaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

Ancestry of “kukkīnaz”, step by step

kukkīnaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kukkaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
2Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via Proto-Germanic keukô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickeukô—

Words derived from “kukkīnaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkaz →