Where does “smoko” come from?

smoko (Sranan Tongo) comes from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.

smoko (Sranan Tongo): smoke; to smoke, to produce smoke; to smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke; to smoke, to produce smoke; to smoke

Ancestry of “smoko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmokeThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine...
2Middle Englishsmokesmoke
3Old Englishsmocasmoke
4Proto-Germanicsmukôsmoke, nebulous air
5Danishsmug-secretly
Every word from Danish smug- →