Where does “caay” come from?
caay (Seri) comes from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
caay (Seri): horse
Definitions
- horse
Ancestry of “caay”, step by step
caay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish caballo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | caballo | horse; knight; heroin |
| 2 | New Latin | cavallus | horse |
| 3 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |
via Proto-Turkic *čāy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *čāy | — |