Where does “ca” come from?

ca (Pali) comes from Pali assa, from Sanskrit अश्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

ca (Pali): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “ca”, step by step

ca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali assa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliassaa horse; masculine/neuter genitive/dative...
2Sanskritअश्वhorse, stallion; knight; the number "seven"
3Proto-Indo-AryanHáśwas—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via Sanskrit च

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचand, both, also, moreover, as well as
2Proto-Indo-Iranian-čaand
3Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →