Where does “kasa” come from?
kasa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish kasa, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kasa (Serbo-Croatian): porridge
Definitions
- porridge
Ancestry of “kasa”, step by step
kasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish kasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | kasa | — |
| 2 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 3 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 4 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 5 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 6 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 7 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Proto-Slavic kaša
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kaša | perhaps originally ground cereal |