Where does “ים־קו” come from?

ים־קו (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קו, from Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.

ים־קו (Yiddish): manatee

Definitions

  1. manatee

Ancestry of “ים־קו”, step by step

ים־קו traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קו

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקוcow
2Middle High Germankuocow
3Old High Germankuocow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

via Yiddish ים

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishיםsea, ocean
2Hebrewיםsea, ocean; west; a lot
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kō →Every word from Old High German kuo →