Where does “duku” come from?
duku (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch doek, from Middle Dutch doec, from Old Dutch duok, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.
duku (Sranan Tongo): cloth; money
Definitions
- cloth; money
Ancestry of “duku”, step by step
duku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch doek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doek | cloth, linen, fabric; a piece of cloth; screen,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | doec | cloth |
| 3 | Old Dutch | duok | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dōk | cloth, rag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōkaz | cloth, rag |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwōg- | — |
via Japanese 毒
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 毒 | poison, toxin |
| 2 | Japanese | 針 | a needle used in sewing or other forms of... |
| 3 | Japanese | 針土竜 | a short-beaked echidna |
| 4 | Japanese | 土竜 | a mole; an earthworm; an outstanding horse; an... |
via Hausa kūdaku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hausa | kūdaku | potato, sweet potato |