Where does “каса” come from?
каса (Belarusian) comes from Polish kasa, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
каса (Belarusian): plait, tress, braid, pigtail, queue; scythe;...
Definitions
- plait, tress, braid, pigtail, queue; scythe;...
Ancestry of “каса”, step by step
каса traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish kasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kasa | cash desk; checkout; cash register; till; money |
| 2 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 3 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 4 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 5 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 6 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 7 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |