Where does “cavaco” come from?

cavaco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cava, from Latin cava, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

cavaco (Portuguese): chip; splinter; chat

Definitions

  1. chip; splinter; chat

Ancestry of “cavaco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecavaarmhole; pit; Short for veia cava
2Latincavanominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative...
3Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
4Proto-Italickawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →