Where does “kabai” come from?
kabai (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu kabálu, from Portuguese cavalo, from Portuguese -inha, from Portuguese -ã, from Old Portuguese -a, from Latin -at, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
kabai (Papiamentu): horse
Definitions
- horse
Ancestry of “kabai”, step by step
kabai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu kabálu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | kabálu | horse |
| 2 | Portuguese | cavalo | horse; a coarse, rude man; knight |
| 3 | Portuguese | -inha | feminine of -inho; form of -inho in masculine... |
| 4 | Portuguese | -ã | forms the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | -a | — |
| 6 | Latin | -at | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |