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 κάρη →Every word from Ancient Greek καρώ →Every word from Ancient Greek καρωτόν →