Where does “kraal” come from?
kraal (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kraal, from Middle Dutch crael, from Middle Dutch corael, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
kraal (Afrikaans): A kraal, corral: enclosure for livestock
Definitions
- A kraal, corral: enclosure for livestock
Ancestry of “kraal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kraal | A bead; Several similarly spheric objects;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crael | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | corael | — |
| 4 | Old French | coral | — |
| 5 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |