Where does “ka” come from?
ka (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole kapab, from French capable, from Middle French capable, from Latin capabilis, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
ka (Haitian Creole): case, instance; can, be able to
Definitions
- case, instance; can, be able to
Ancestry of “ka”, step by step
ka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole kapab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | kapab | can, to be able to |
| 2 | French | capable | able, capable |
| 3 | Middle French | capable | — |
| 4 | Latin | capabilis | comprehensible; intelligent; capable |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |