Where does “kuatu” come from?

kuatu (Kristang) comes from Portuguese quatro, from Old Portuguese quatro, from Latin quattuor, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kuatu (Kristang): four

Definitions

four

Ancestry of “kuatu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	quatro	four
2	Old Portuguese	quatro	four
3	Latin	quattuor	four; 4
4	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →