Where does “ĉevalo” come from?

ĉevalo (Esperanto) comes from French cheval, from French bois, from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ĉevalo (Esperanto): horse; knight

Definitions

  1. horse; knight

Ancestry of “ĉevalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchevalhorse; horsepower; tall and slim woman, beautiful...
2Frenchboiswood; wood, woodland; antler
3Middle Frenchboyswood
4Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
5Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “ĉevalo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →