Where does “malkava” come from?
malkava (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kava, from Esperanto kavo, from English cave, from Middle English cave, from Old French cave, from Latin cava, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos — to swell; to be strong.
malkava (Esperanto): convex
Definitions
- convex
Ancestry of “malkava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kava | hollow, concave |
| 2 | Esperanto | kavo | cave, cavity, hollow, pit |
| 3 | English | cave | A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed... |
| 4 | Middle English | cave | A cave or cavern |
| 5 | Old French | cave | — |
| 6 | Latin | cava | nominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |