Where does “potjiekos” come from?
potjiekos (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kos, from English ’cause, from Middle English cause, from Old French cause, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
Ancestry of “potjiekos”, step by step
potjiekos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kos | food |
| 2 | English | ’cause | — |
| 3 | Middle English | cause | cause |
| 4 | Old French | cause | cause |
| 5 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |
via Afrikaans potjie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | potjie | — |