Where does “sapatu” come from?

sapatu (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu sapátu, from Portuguese sapato, from Old Portuguese çapato, from Old Spanish çapato — shoe.

sapatu (Papiamentu): shoe

Definitions

  1. shoe

Ancestry of “sapatu”, step by step

sapatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu sapátu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianusapátushoe
2Portuguesesapatoshoe
3Old Portugueseçapatoshoe
4Old Spanishçapatoshoe

via Spanish zapato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishzapatoshoe
Every word from Old Spanish çapato →Every word from Old Portuguese çapato →Every word from Portuguese sapato →