Where does “ebba” come from?

ebba (Sardinian) comes from Latin equa, from Latin equus, from Proto-Italic ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

ebba (Sardinian): female equivalent of caddu: female horse, mare

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of caddu: female horse, mare

Ancestry of “ebba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinequaa mare
2Latinequusa horse; a steed, charger
3Proto-Italicekwoshorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “ebba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Italic ekwos →