Where does “kafferpak” come from?
kafferpak (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kaffer, from Afrikaans kraal, from Dutch kraal, from Middle Dutch crael, from Middle Dutch corael, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
kafferpak (Afrikaans): A severe beating, literally or figuratively
Definitions
- A severe beating, literally or figuratively
Ancestry of “kafferpak”, step by step
kafferpak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kaffer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kaffer | A non-believer or an infidel; A black person,... |
| 2 | Afrikaans | kraal | A kraal, corral: enclosure for livestock |
| 3 | Dutch | kraal | A bead; Several similarly spheric objects;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | crael | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | corael | — |
| 6 | Old French | coral | — |
| 7 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Afrikaans pak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | pak | suit |