Where does “ostko” come from?

ostko (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.

ostko (Swedish): a cow whose milk is well suited for making cheese

Definitions

  1. a cow whose milk is well suited for making cheese

Ancestry of “ostko”, step by step

ostko 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 öst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishöstTowards east, eastward; east
2Old Swedishostercheese
3Old Norseostrcheese
4Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic kaudāEvery word from Latin cauda
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