Where does “kasor” come from?

kasor (Kaingang) comes from Portuguese cachorro, from Vulgar Latin *cattulus, from Latin catulus, from Proto-Italic *katelos — animal young, cub.

kasor (Kaingang): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “kasor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecachorropuppy; dog; A promiscuous man
2Vulgar Latin*cattulus—
3Latincatuluswhelp; young dog, puppy, young wolf
4Proto-Italic*katelosanimal young, cub
Every word from Proto-Italic *katelos →Every word from Latin catulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin *cattulus →