Where does “cuvôyutaj” come from?

cuvôyutaj (Nivaclé) comes from Nivaclé cuvôyu, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

cuvôyutaj (Nivaclé): donkey

Definitions

  1. donkey

Ancestry of “cuvôyutaj”, step by step

cuvôyutaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nivaclé cuvôyu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nivaclécuvôyuhorse
2Spanishcaballohorse; knight; heroin
3New Latincavallushorse
4Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
5Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

via Nivaclé taj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nivaclétaj—
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from New Latin cavallus →