Where does “kavalo” come from?
kavalo (Ido) comes from French cheval, from French bois, from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
kavalo (Ido): horse; knight
Ancestry of “kavalo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | cheval | horse; horsepower; tall and slim woman, beautiful... |
| 2 | French | bois | wood; wood, woodland; antler |
| 3 | Middle French | boys | wood |
| 4 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 5 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “kavalo”