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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

Definitions

  1. jackdaw

Ancestry of “kāwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kahu—
2Proto-Germanickawō—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “kāwa”

  • kauw
  • ka
  • cauwe
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