Where does “короккэ” come from?
короккэ (Russian) comes from Japanese コロッケ, from French croquette, from French croquer, from Middle French croquer, from Old French crokier, from French craquer, from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
короккэ (Russian): korokke
Ancestry of “короккэ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | コロッケ | korokke |
| 2 | French | croquette | croquette; kibble; a beanpole |
| 3 | French | croquer | to crunch; to waste, squander; to sketch, outline |
| 4 | Middle French | croquer | — |
| 5 | Old French | crokier | to slap, hit, strike |
| 6 | French | craquer | to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,... |
| 7 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 8 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 9 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 10 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 11 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 12 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 13 | Middle English | crakken | — |
| 14 | Old English | cracian | to resound; to crack |
| 15 | Old Dutch | krakōn | to crack, creak, emit a cry |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |