Where does “buta” come from?
buta (Chavacano) comes from Spanish botar, from Old French boter, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
buta (Chavacano): to throw; to cast away
Definitions
- to throw; to cast away
Ancestry of “buta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | botar | to bounce; to throw, throw away; to fire, dismiss |
| 2 | Old French | boter | to push, butt, strike; to strike; to push; thrust |
| 3 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 4 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |