Where does “yakalo” come from?
yakalo (English) comes from English Buffalo, from Spanish búfalo, from Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
yakalo (English): A hybrid cross of a yak and an American bison
Definitions
- A hybrid cross of a yak and an American bison
Ancestry of “yakalo”, step by step
yakalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Buffalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Buffalo | A placename |
| 2 | Spanish | búfalo | buffalo; buffalo, the American bison |
| 3 | Latin | būfalus | — |
| 4 | Latin | būbalus | antelope, gazelle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βούβαλος | A species of antelope, possibly the bubal... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |