Where does “կաշալոտ” come from?
կաշալոտ (Armenian) comes from Russian кашало́т, from French cachalot, from Portuguese cachalote, from Portuguese cachola, from Portuguese cacho, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
կաշալոտ (Armenian): cachalot, sperm whale
Definitions
- cachalot, sperm whale
Ancestry of “կաշալոտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кашало́т | cachalot, sperm whale |
| 2 | French | cachalot | sperm whale |
| 3 | Portuguese | cachalote | cachalot, sperm whale |
| 4 | Portuguese | cachola | head; mind |
| 5 | Portuguese | cacho | hand; lock; raceme |
| 6 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |