Etymology Explorer › Ottoman Turkish

Where does “قاشقوال” come from?

قاشقوال (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Italian caciocavallo, from Italian cavallo, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

قاشقوال (Ottoman Turkish): caciocavallo

Definitions

  1. caciocavallo

Ancestry of “قاشقوال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaciocavallocaciocavallo
2Italiancavallohorse; horsepower; knight
3Spanishcaballohorse; knight; heroin
4New Latincavallushorse
5Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
6Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “قاشقوال”

  • kaskavál
  • kaşkaval
  • cașcaval
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →