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
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “potjiekos”