Where does “korda” come from?

korda (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese corda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- — bowels, intestines.

korda (Guinea-Bissau Creole): rope

Definitions

  1. rope

Ancestry of “korda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecordarope, string; winding mechanism; cord,...
2Latinchordacord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut
3Ancient Greekχορδήguts, intestines; string made of gut; string,...
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek χορδή →Every word from Latin chorda →