Where does “kajo” come from?
kajo (Ido) comes from Esperanto kaĝo, from French cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
kajo (Ido): cage
Ancestry of “kajo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kaĝo | cage |
| 2 | French | cage | cage; area, penalty area |
| 3 | Old French | cage | — |
| 4 | Latin | cavea | hollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,... |
| 5 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
Words derived from “kajo”