Where does “mtoka” come from?
mtoka (Luo) comes from Swahili motokaa, from English motorcar, from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros — to run.
mtoka (Luo): car
Definitions
- car
Ancestry of “mtoka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | motokaa | automobile, car |
| 2 | English | motorcar | An enclosed passenger vehicle powered by an... |
| 3 | English | car | A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with... |
| 4 | Middle English | carre | cart, wagon |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | carre | cart |
| 6 | Latin | carra | — |
| 7 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 8 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |