Where does “koto” come from?

koto (Esperanto) comes from German Kot, from Middle High German quāt, from Old High German quāt, from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.

koto (Esperanto): mud

Definitions

  1. mud

Ancestry of “koto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKotfeces; mud
2Middle High Germanquāt—
3Old High Germanquātbad
4Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung

Words derived from “koto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdą →Every word from Old High German quāt →