Where does “kadav” come from?
kadav (Mauritian Creole) comes from French cadavre, from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
kadav (Mauritian Creole): corpse, cadaver
Ancestry of “kadav”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cadavre | corpse, cadaver; empty bottle, empty |
| 2 | Latin | cadāver | — |
| 3 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |