Where does “kauboj” come from?
kauboj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English cowboy, from English cow, from English cowpony, from English pony, from Scots powny, from Middle French poulenet, from Latin pullanus, from Latin pullus — pale, gray.
kauboj (Serbo-Croatian): cowboy
Ancestry of “kauboj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cowboy | A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in... |
| 2 | English | cow | An adult female of the species "Bos taurus",... |
| 3 | English | cowpony | A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle |
| 4 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 5 | Scots | powny | — |
| 6 | Middle French | poulenet | little foal |
| 7 | Latin | pullanus | young of an animal |
| 8 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |