Where does “cucuruz” come from?

cucuruz (Romanian) comes from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cucuruz (Romanian): maize, corn

Definitions

  1. maize, corn

Ancestry of “cucuruz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cucuruz”

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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