Where does “cuks” come from?
cuks (Volapük) comes from Volapük cuk, from Italian ciuco, from Latin cicur — tame, mild.
cuks (Volapük): nominative plural of cuk
Ancestry of “cuks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Volapük | cuk | donkey, ass |
| 2 | Italian | ciuco | ass; fool |
| 3 | Latin | cicur | tame, mild |