Where does “kachu” come from?
kachu (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish cacho, from Vulgar Latin cacclus, from Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.
kachu (Papiamentu): horn
Ancestry of “kachu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cacho | piece; horn; shit, lemon, bomb |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cacclus | — |
| 3 | Latin | cacculus | — |
| 4 | Latin | caccabus | Alternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάκκαβος | a pot or a pan |