köken: Of unclear origin. One theory derives the word from κουτσούπι (koutsoúpi, “tree trunk”) + -ιά (-iá) (as the Judas tree's flowers tend to blossom very close to its trunk), the former of apparently disputed origin: * From Byzantine Greek κουζοῦπες (kouzoûpes), perhaps borrowed from Arabic [Term?]. * Related to κούτσουρο (koútsouro, “tree trunk, heavy object”), itself from Byzantine Greek κούτσουρον…