Where does “cabəca” come from?
cabəca (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian جابجا, from Persian به, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
cabəca (Azerbaijani): properly, duly, adequately
Definitions
- properly, duly, adequately
Ancestry of “cabəca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | جابجا | of or pertaining to having switched places, e.g., when a red marker's cap is placed on a blue marker while the blue marker's cap is place on the red marker. In this case, the caps are said to be |
| 2 | Persian | به | API •; expresses the indirect object: to; for;... |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |