Where does “cacatúa” come from?
cacatúa (Spanish) comes from Malay kakaktua, from Malay tua, from Classical Malay tua, from Malay tuha, from Proto-Malayic tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah — old.
cacatúa (Spanish): cockatoo
Definitions
- cockatoo
Ancestry of “cacatúa”, step by step
cacatúa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay kakaktua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kakaktua | cockatoo; pincers |
| 2 | Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 3 | Classical Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 4 | Malay | tuha | Obsolete form of tua |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | tuha | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | tuha | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | tuha | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)tuqah | old |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | (ma-)tuqaS | old |
via Malay kakatua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kakatua | Alternative spelling of kakaktua |