Where does “kaozawa” come from?

kaozawa (Abenaki) comes from Abenaki kaoz, from English cow, from Middle English cow, from Old English cū, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.

kaozawa (Abenaki): a cowhide, cowskin

Definitions

  1. a cowhide, cowskin

Ancestry of “kaozawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Abenakikaoza cow
2EnglishcowAn adult female of the species "Bos taurus",...
3Middle EnglishcowAlternative form of cou
4Old Englishcūcow
5Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
6Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kō →Every word from Old English cū →