Re: OT: onomatopoiesis

Christophe Grandsire scripsit:

> I have no example in a conlang, but in French, there is the word "coucou" (a
> kind of bird) derived from Latin *cuculus IIRC (absolutely not sure about this
> one though). If the sound changes had worked correctly on this one, it should
> have given "cocu" (no star, because this word exists. it's a curse word
> referring to a person who has been cheated on.
In English these are "cuckoo" /kuku/ and "cuckold" /cVkold/ respectively.
I am not sure they are related, despite the obvious similarity to the French
case: m-w.com says "cuckold" < ME "cokewold".

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