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Where does “kasta” come from?

kasta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kaste, from Portuguese casta, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

kasta (Norwegian Bokmål): definite plural of kast; inflection of kaste: ##...

Definitions

  1. definite plural of kast; inflection of kaste: ##...

Ancestry of “kasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkastecaste; to throw; to dart
2Portuguesecastabloodline; lineage; breed; race; species
3Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
4Latincareō—
5Proto-Italickazēōto lack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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