Where does “кашалотиха” come from?
кашалотиха (Russian) comes from Russian кашало́т, from French cachalot, from Portuguese cachalote, from Portuguese cachola, from Portuguese cacho, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
кашалотиха (Russian): female cachalot, sperm whale
Definitions
- female cachalot, sperm whale
Ancestry of “кашалотиха”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кашало́т | cachalot, sperm whale |
| 2 | French | cachalot | sperm whale |
| 3 | Portuguese | cachalote | cachalot, sperm whale |
| 4 | Portuguese | cachola | head; mind |
| 5 | Portuguese | cacho | hand; lock; raceme |
| 6 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |