Where does “koba” come from?
koba (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu koba, from Portuguese cavar, from Latin cavare, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
koba (Papiamentu): to dig
Definitions
- to dig
Ancestry of “koba”, step by step
koba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu koba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | koba | to dig |
| 2 | Portuguese | cavar | to dig, excavate, burrow, scoop |
| 3 | Latin | cavare | present active infinitive of cavō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |