Kukuruz "cocoon"?

Authors	A. Drace-Francis
Publication date	2024
Journal	Zeitschrift für Balkanologie
Volume | Issue number	60 | 1
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Organisations	Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies (ARTES)
Abstract	The author proposes a new etymology for kukuruz, in various forms the most common term for ‘maize’ in many east European and Eurasian languages. Kukuruz is presumed to be cognate with Latin cucullus, itself a term of unclear origin, meaning ‘cocoon’, ‘wrapped object’. Semantic and formal parallels with Romanian păpuşoi are also noted.
Document type	Article
Language	English
Published at	https://doi.org/10.13173/ZFB.60.1.001
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