Where does “cjavalâr” come from?

cjavalâr (Friulian) comes from Friulian cjaval, from Late Latin caballus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

cjavalâr (Friulian): groom (one who cares for horses), hostler

Definitions

  1. groom (one who cares for horses), hostler

Ancestry of “cjavalâr”, step by step

cjavalâr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Friulian cjaval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friuliancjavalhorse
2Late Latincaballushorse
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

via Latin caballārius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaballāriushorseman, rider
2Latin-āriuser
3Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Late Latin caballus →