Where does “кукумар” come from?

кукумар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Venetian cucumaro, from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.

кукумар (Serbo-Croatian): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “кукумар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiancucumaro—
2LatincucumisArmenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,...
3Sumerian𒄾fat-tailed sheep
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