Where does “kāwa” come from?
kāwa (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *kahu, from Proto-Germanic kawō, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
kāwa (Old Dutch): jackdaw
Ancestry of “kāwa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *kahu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kawō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gewH- | to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry... |
Words derived from “kāwa”