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Where does “kužina” come from?

kužina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Venetian cuxina, from Late Latin cocina, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen.

kužina (Serbo-Croatian): kitchen; cuisine

Definitions

  1. kitchen; cuisine

Ancestry of “kužina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiancuxinafemale equivalent of cuxin
2Late Latincocina—
3Latincoquīna—
4Latincoquīnus—
5LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
6Latincoquō—
7EnglishCook—
8Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
9Middle High Germankochento cook
10Old High Germankohhōnto cook
11Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
12Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
16Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
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