Where does “roda” come from?
roda (Swahili) comes from Portuguese roda, from Old Portuguese roda, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
roda (Swahili): winch
Ancestry of “roda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | roda | wheel |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | roda | — |
| 3 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |