Where does “coxão” come from?

coxão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese coxa, from Old Portuguese coixa, from Old Portuguese cousa, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

Ancestry of “coxão”, step by step

coxão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese coxa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecoxathigh; drumstick; coxa
2Old Portuguesecoixa
3Old Portuguesecousathing
4Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
5Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂

via Portuguese coxo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecoxolame; incomplete
2Latincōxuslame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂Every word from Old Latin caussaEvery word from Latin causa