Where does “kajto” come from?
kajto (Esperanto) comes from English kite, from Middle English kyte, from Middle English kite, from Middle English kete, from Old English cȳta, from Proto-Germanic kūtijô, from Latvian kūt, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kajto (Esperanto): kite
Definitions
- kite
Ancestry of “kajto”, step by step
kajto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kite | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | kyte | A kite |
| 3 | Middle English | kite | Alternative form of kyte |
| 4 | Middle English | kete | Alternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to... |
| 5 | Old English | cȳta | kite, bittern; kite; bittern |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kūtijô | kite |
| 7 | Latvian | kūt | to hit, to strike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Livonian ka’j
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livonian | ka’j | — |