Where does “cartílagem” come from?
cartílagem (Portuguese) comes from Latin cartilāgō, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.
Ancestry of “cartílagem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cartilāgō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |