Where does “covarda” come from?

covarda (Old Portuguese) comes from Old French cuard, from Old French -ard, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Ancestry of “covarda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcuarda coward
2Old French-ardpejorative agent noun
3Frankish-hardhardy, bold
4Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
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