Where does “kahwu” come from?
kahwu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kawō-, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
kahwu (Proto-West Germanic): jackdaw, crow
Ancestry of “kahwu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kawō- | jackdaw |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gewH- | to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry... |
Words derived from “kahwu”