Where does “kuai” come from?
kuai (English) comes from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
kuai (English): A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely...
Definitions
- A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely...
Ancestry of “kuai”, step by step
kuai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish caballo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | caballo | horse; knight; heroin |
| 2 | New Latin | cavallus | horse |
| 3 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |
via Mandarin 膾
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandarin | 膾 | — |