Where does “caroti” come from?

caroti (San Juan Atzingo Popoloca) comes from Spanish garrote, from French garrot, from Old Occitan garra — leg.

caroti (San Juan Atzingo Popoloca): baton, truncheon

Definitions

  1. baton, truncheon

Ancestry of “caroti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgarrotegarrote; club, cudgel
2Frenchgarrottourniquet; garrot; garrote
3Old Occitangarraleg
Every word from Old Occitan garra →Every word from French garrot →Every word from Spanish garrote →