Where does “koroni” come from?

koroni (Shona) comes from Afrikaans koring, from Dutch koren, from Middle Dutch koren, from Old Dutch korn, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

koroni (Shona): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “koroni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskoringwheat
2Dutchkorengrain; corn
3Middle Dutchkoren—
4Old Dutchkorn—
5Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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