Where does “kiukīn” come from?

kiukīn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kukkīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

kiukīn (Proto-West Germanic): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “kiukīn”, step by step

kiukīn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kukkīnaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickukkīnaz—
2Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Proto-Germanic keukīnaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickeukīnaz—

Words derived from “kiukīn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →