Where does “labrao” come from?
labrao (Chavacano) comes from Spanish labrado, from Spanish labrar, from Old Portuguese lavrar, from Latin labōrāre, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
labrao (Chavacano): carved; whittled
Definitions
- carved; whittled
Ancestry of “labrao”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | labrado | (action of) carving |
| 2 | Spanish | labrar | to work; to carve, to craft; to plough |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | lavrar | — |
| 4 | Latin | labōrāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |