Where does “kukis” come from?
kukis (Tagalog) comes from English cookies, from English cookie, from Dutch koekje, from Dutch koek, from Middle Dutch coeke, from Old Dutch kuoko, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.
kukis (Tagalog): cookies
Definitions
- cookies
Ancestry of “kukis”, step by step
kukis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cookies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cookies | plural of cookie; plural of cooky; Third-person... |
| 2 | English | cookie | A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp... |
| 3 | Dutch | koekje | cookie |
| 4 | Dutch | koek | cookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | coeke | cake |
| 6 | Old Dutch | kuoko | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kōkô | cake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
via Dutch koekjes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koekjes | — |