Where does “hock” come from?

hock (Yola) comes from Irish cac, from Old Irish caccaid, from Old Irish cacc, from Proto-Celtic kakkā, from Proto-Indo-European kakka- — to defecate.

hock (Yola): dung

Definitions

  1. dung

Ancestry of “hock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcacfaeces, excrement; shit; raw ore
2Old Irishcaccaidexcretes
3Old Irishcaccdung, excrement
4Proto-Celtickakkāshit, excrement
5Proto-Indo-Europeankakka-to defecate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kakka- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kakkā →Every word from Old Irish cacc →