Where does “kawarú” come from?

kawarú (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi kabaru, from Portuguese cavalo, from Old Portuguese cavalo, from Late Latin caballus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

kawarú (Nheengatu): horse (Equus ferus caballus)

Definitions

  1. horse (Equus ferus caballus)

Ancestry of “kawarú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupikabaruhorse (Equus ferus caballus)
2Portuguesecavalohorse; a coarse, rude man; knight
3Old Portuguesecavalohorse
4Late Latincaballushorse
5Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
6Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Late Latin caballus →