kuku
(onomatopoeic: to coo, cuckoo)
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | ||||
| Middle Irish | cūach | cuckoo | n | IEW LRC |
| Welsh | cog | cuckoo | n | IEW LRC |
| English | ||||
| Middle English | cuccu | cuckoo | n | W7 LRC |
| English | cuckoo | (cuckoo's distinctive call) | interj | W7 LRC |
| English | cuckoo | grayish brown European bird | n | W7 LRC |
| English | cuckoo | to repeat monotonously (like cuckoo) | vb | W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| German | Kuckuck | cuckoo | n.masc | IEW LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | cucūlus, cucullus | cuckoo | n.masc | IEW ELD LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | κόκκῡ | now! quick! cuckoo! | interj | IEW LS LRC |
| Greek | κοκκύζω | to cry cuckoo | vb | IEW LS LRC |
| Greek | κόκκυξ | cuckoo | n.masc | IEW LS LRC |