Where does “choi” come from?

choi (Haitian Creole) comes from French chose, from Middle French chose, from Old French chose, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

choi (Haitian Creole): a thing

Definitions

  1. a thing

Ancestry of “choi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchosething
2Middle Frenchchosething
3Old Frenchchosething
4Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
5Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂Every word from Old Latin caussaEvery word from Latin causa