Where does “kukko” come from?

kukko (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic kukkoi, from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kukko (Votic): rooster

Definitions

  1. rooster

Ancestry of “kukko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickukkoirooster
2Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
3Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “kukko”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kukkoi →