Where does “kaskavál” come from?
kaskavál (Hungarian) comes from Romanian cașcaval, from Ottoman Turkish قاشقوال, from Italian caciocavallo, from Italian cavallo, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
kaskavál (Hungarian): kashkaval
Definitions
- kashkaval
Ancestry of “kaskavál”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cașcaval | a type of sheep cheese; money, cash |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قاشقوال | caciocavallo |
| 3 | Italian | caciocavallo | caciocavallo |
| 4 | Italian | cavallo | horse; horsepower; knight |
| 5 | Spanish | caballo | horse; knight; heroin |
| 6 | New Latin | cavallus | horse |
| 7 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |