Where does “kakalaka” come from?
kakalaka (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch kakkerlak, from Dutch kakker, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
kakalaka (Sranan Tongo): cockroach
Definitions
- cockroach
Ancestry of “kakalaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kakkerlak | cockroach; contemptible person; supporter of... |
| 2 | Dutch | kakker | one who shits or defecates |
| 3 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |