Where does “kai” come from?
kai (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu kai, from Portuguese cair, from Old Portuguese caer, from Vulgar Latin cadere, from Latin cadere, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
kai (Papiamentu): to fall
Definitions
- to fall
Ancestry of “kai”, step by step
kai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu kai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | kai | to fall |
| 2 | Portuguese | cair | to fall; to fall down; to drop; to fall from; to... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | caer | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cadere | present active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to... |
| 5 | Latin | cadere | present active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to... |
| 6 | Latin | cado | I fall, I fall out; I die; I cease |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |