Where does “kas” come from?

kas (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu kása, from Portuguese caçar, from Old Portuguese caçar, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kas (Papiamentu): A house; A home

Definitions

  1. A house; A home

Ancestry of “kas”, step by step

kas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu kása

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianukásahouse; home
2Portuguesecaçarto hunt
3Old Portuguesecaçar
4Latincaptiāreto hunt
5Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
6Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Spanish casa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcasahouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō