ku

noun

Meaning

dog

Etymology / origin

From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Compare Tocharian B ku, Latin canis, Old Irish cú, Old English hund.

hund(Old English)→
cú(Old Irish)→
canis(Latin)→
ku(Tocharian B)→
*ḱwṓ(ine-pro)→
*ku(ine-toc-pro)→
ku (Tocharian A)
Relations: inh, inh, cog, cog, cog, cog

Related words

*ku(ine-toc-pro)*ḱwṓ(ine-pro)ku(Tocharian B)canis(Latin)cú(Old Irish)hund(Old English)

Descendant words

ku(Tocharian B) (cog)

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