Where does “cucoriță” come from?

cucoriță (Romanian) comes from Hungarian kukorica, from Serbo-Croatian kukuruz, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cucoriță (Romanian): maize

Definitions

  1. maize

Ancestry of “cucoriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankukoricamaize, corn
2Serbo-Croatiankukuruzcorn; maize
3Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- →Every word from Latin cucullus →
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