Where does “älgko” come from?

älgko (Swedish) comes from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

älgko (Swedish): a cow moose, a cow elk ((adult) female moose)

Definitions

  1. a cow moose, a cow elk ((adult) female moose)

Ancestry of “älgko”, step by step

älgko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishqueue; a line of waiting people or other objects;...
2Frenchqueuetail; queue, line; cue
3Middle Frenchqueu
4Old Frenchcuetail
5Vulgar Latincodatail
6LatincaudaA tail
7Proto-Italickaudātail
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂

via Swedish älg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishälgelk
2Old Swedishælgherelk
3Old Norseelgrmoose, elk
4Proto-Germanicalgizelk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic kaudāEvery word from Latin cauda