Where does “kaka” come from?

kaka (Sotho) comes from Afrikaans kak, from Dutch kak, from Middle Dutch cac, from Middle Dutch cacken, from Latin cacō — to defecate, shit, pass excrement.

kaka (Sotho): to excrete, to defecate

Definitions

  1. to excrete, to defecate

Ancestry of “kaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskakto shit; shit
2Dutchkakshit; arrogance
3Middle Dutchcac—
4Middle Dutchcacken—
5Latincacōto defecate, shit, pass excrement
Every word from Latin cacō →