Where does “kawta” come from?
kawta (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kawot, from French carotte, from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρωτόν, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.
kawta (Cebuano): imperative of kawot
Ancestry of “kawta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | kawot | to dig; to move hard-packed earth out of the way,... |
| 2 | French | carotte | carrot; carotte; the red sign outside a tabac or... |
| 3 | Latin | carōta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καρωτόν | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καρώ | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάρη | Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ |