Where does “kon” come from?
kon (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu komo, from Portuguese Como, from Old Portuguese como, from Latin comō, from Latin quōmodo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kon (Papiamentu): how; why
Ancestry of “kon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kabuverdianu | komo | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Como | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | como | how |
| 4 | Latin | comō | — |
| 5 | Latin | quōmodo | — |
| 6 | Latin | quō | — |
| 7 | Latin | quī | — |
| 8 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 9 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | — |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |