Where does “кукуруза” come from?

кукуруза (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian а, from Proto-Slavic a, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd.

кукуруза (Serbo-Croatian): cornbread

Definitions

  1. cornbread

Ancestry of “кукуруза”, step by step

кукуруза traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian а

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianаbut, and (compare а̏ли)
2Proto-Slavicabut; and
3Proto-Balto-Slavicōand; but
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōd—

via Serbo-Croatian кукуруз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкукурузcorn
2Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō →Every word from Proto-Slavic a →