Where does “kākā” come from?
kākā (Maori) comes from Maori kā, from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
kākā (Maori): a parrot
Ancestry of “kākā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Maori | kā | to burn; to screech |
| 2 | English | car | A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with... |
| 3 | Middle English | carre | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | carre | cart |
| 5 | Latin | carra | — |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “kākā”