Where does “kùkumës” come from?

kùkumës (Unami) comes from Dutch komkommer, from Middle Dutch cucumer, from Old French concombre, from Latin cucumis, from Sumerian 𒄾 — fat-tailed sheep.

kùkumës (Unami): cucumber fruit/vegetable, not the vine itself

Definitions

  1. cucumber fruit/vegetable, not the vine itself

Ancestry of “kùkumës”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkomkommercucumber
2Middle Dutchcucumer
3Old Frenchconcombre
4LatincucumisArmenian cucumber, snake melon, vegetable melon,...
5Sumerian𒄾fat-tailed sheep
Every word from Sumerian 𒄾Every word from Latin cucumisEvery word from Old French concombre