Where does “bivako” come from?

bivako (Esperanto) comes from English bivouac, from French bivouac, from French bivoie, from Alemannic German Biiwacht, from Alemannic German bii- — by-.

bivako (Esperanto): bivouac

Definitions

  1. bivouac

Ancestry of “bivako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbivouacAn encampment for the night, usually without...
2Frenchbivouacbivouac encampment for the night
3Frenchbivoie—
4Alemannic GermanBiiwachtreinforcements for a guard, city watch, etc
5Alemannic Germanbii-by-
Every word from Alemannic German bii- →Every word from Alemannic German Biiwacht →Every word from French bivoie →