Where does “zuccu” come from?

zuccu (Sicilian) comes from Vulgar Latin *tsucca, from Gaulish tsukka, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

zuccu (Sicilian): stump of a tree

Definitions

  1. stump of a tree

Ancestry of “zuccu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*tsucca—
2Gaulishtsukka—
3Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “zuccu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →