Where does “geelkuifkaketoe” come from?
geelkuifkaketoe (Dutch) comes from Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakaktua, from Malay tua, from Classical Malay tua, from Malay tuha, from Proto-Malayic tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan tuha — old.
geelkuifkaketoe (Dutch): any of various yellow-crested cockatoos of the genus Cacatua
Definitions
- any of various yellow-crested cockatoos of the genus Cacatua
Ancestry of “geelkuifkaketoe”, step by step
geelkuifkaketoe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kaketoe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaketoe | cockatoo, parrot of the family Cacatuidae |
| 2 | Malay | kakaktua | cockatoo; pincers |
| 3 | Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 4 | Classical Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 5 | Malay | tuha | Obsolete form of tua |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | tuha | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | tuha | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | tuha | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)tuqah | old |
| 10 | Proto-Austronesian | (ma-)tuqaS | old |
via Dutch Geel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Geel | yellow |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gelu | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gelo | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gelu | yellow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Dutch kuif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kuif | A crest of plumage or hair; Any hairstyle that... |