Where does “kacabu” come from?

kacabu (Albanian) comes from Albanian kac, from Proto-Slavic tъkačь, from Proto-Slavic tъkati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

kacabu (Albanian): beetle

Definitions

  1. beetle

Ancestry of “kacabu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankacgoat
2Proto-Slavictъkačьweaver
3Proto-Slavictъkatito prick, pierce; to weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъkati →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъkačь →