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Where does “коньяк” come from?

коньяк (Russian) comes from French Cognac, from Occitan Conhac, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Ancestry of “коньяк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCognaca city in France
2OccitanConhac—
3Medieval LatinComniacum—
4Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “коньяк”

  • коньячок
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