Where does “kokosmjölk” come from?

kokosmjölk (Swedish) comes from Swedish kokos, from Spanish coco, from Russian коко́с, from Portuguese cocos, from Portuguese coco, from Late Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

kokosmjölk (Swedish): coconut milk

Definitions

  1. coconut milk

Ancestry of “kokosmjölk”, step by step

kokosmjölk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kokos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkokosshredded coconut flesh
2Spanishcocococonut; testicle; bogeyman
3Russianкоко́сcoconut
4Portuguesecocosplural of coco
5Portuguesecocococonut
6Late Latincoccumkernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;...
7Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

via Swedish mjölk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjölkmilk
2Old Swedishmiolkmilk
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκοςEvery word from Late Latin coccumEvery word from Portuguese coco