Where does “kinawtan” come from?

kinawtan (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.

kinawtan (Cebuano): a dig spot; a hole; a scratchmark; a mark on the...

Definitions

  1. a dig spot; a hole; a scratchmark; a mark on the...

Ancestry of “kinawtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokawotto dig; to move hard-packed earth out of the way,...
2Frenchcarottecarrot; carotte; the red sign outside a tabac or...
3Latincarōtacarrot
4Ancient Greekκαρωτόνcarrot
5Ancient Greekκαρώcaraway (Carum carvi)
6Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ
Every word from Ancient Greek κάρηEvery word from Ancient Greek καρώEvery word from Ancient Greek καρωτόν