Where does “kul” come from?

kul (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik- — sap, juice.

kul (Serbo-Croatian): cool: popular, great, in fashion; cool, in a cool...

Definitions

  1. cool: popular, great, in fashion; cool, in a cool...

Ancestry of “kul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoolHaving a slightly low temperature; mildly or...
2Middle Englishcool
3Middle Englishpekpeak
4Middle EnglishpikeAlternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron...
5Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
6Proto-Germanic*pīk
7Latinpixpitch, tar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik-Every word from Latin pix
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