Where does “kül” come from?

kül (Volapük) comes from French cul, from Middle French cul, from Old French cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kül (Volapük): anus, arse, ass, asshole

Definitions

  1. anus, arse, ass, asshole

Ancestry of “kül”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchculbutt, bum, ass, arse; anus; arsehole; asshole;...
2Middle Frenchcularse; ass; anus
3Old Frenchculbottom; the buttock
4Latincūlusthe arse, ass
5Proto-Celtickūloscorner
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →