Where does “kuda nil” come from?
kuda nil (Indonesian) comes from Dutch nijlpaard, from Dutch paard, from Middle Dutch pert, from Old Dutch pered, from Old High German parafred, from Latin paraverēdus, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus — horse.
kuda nil (Indonesian): hippopotamus
Definitions
- hippopotamus
Ancestry of “kuda nil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nijlpaard | hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius;... |
| 2 | Dutch | paard | A horse, "Equus caballus" or "Equus ferus"; A... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pert | horse |
| 4 | Old Dutch | pered | — |
| 5 | Old High German | parafred | — |
| 6 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |