Where does “rokin” come from?

rokin (Réunion Creole French) comes from French requin, from Old French reschin, from Old French rekigner — to make an ugly face.

rokin (Réunion Creole French): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “rokin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrequinshark
2Old Frenchreschin—
3Old Frenchrekignerto make an ugly face
Every word from Old French rekigner →Every word from Old French reschin →Every word from French requin →