Where does “kukamba” come from?
kukamba (Tok Pisin) comes from English cucumber, from Middle English cucumer, from Old French cocombre, from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.
kukamba (Tok Pisin): cucumber
Ancestry of “kukamba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cucumber | A vine in the gourd family, "Cucumis sativus";... |
| 2 | Middle English | cucumer | — |
| 3 | Old French | cocombre | cucumber |
| 4 | Latin | cucumis | Armenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,... |
| 5 | Sumerian | 𒄾 | fat-tailed sheep |