Where does “kabei” come from?
kabei (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu kabelu, from Portuguese cabelo, from Old Portuguese cabelo, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
kabei (Papiamentu): hair
Definitions
- hair
Ancestry of “kabei”, step by step
kabei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu kabelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | kabelu | hair |
| 2 | Portuguese | cabelo | hair, head of hair; hair |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | cabelo | hair |
| 4 | Latin | capillus | a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |