Where does “pakiko” come from?

pakiko (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish cosa, from Old Spanish cosa, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

pakiko (Papiamentu): why

Definitions

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Ancestry of “pakiko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcosathing
2Old Spanishcosathing
3Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
4Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →