Where does “chouval” come from?

chouval (Antillean Creole) comes from French cheval, from French bois, from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

chouval (Antillean Creole): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “chouval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchevalhorse; horsepower; tall and slim woman, beautiful...
2Frenchboiswood; wood, woodland; antler
3Middle Frenchboyswood
4Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
5Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →
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