Where does “ikarukwini” come from?
ikarukwini (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans kalkoen, from Dutch kalkoen, from Dutch Calcoen, from English Calicut, from Romanian -uț, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
ikarukwini (Xhosa): turkey
Definitions
- turkey
Ancestry of “ikarukwini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kalkoen | turkey, "Meleagris gallopavo" |
| 2 | Dutch | kalkoen | turkey, "Meleagris gallopavo" |
| 3 | Dutch | Calcoen | — |
| 4 | English | Calicut | — |
| 5 | Romanian | -uț | Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and... |
| 6 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |