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

Definitions

  1. winch

Ancestry of “roda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserodawheel
2Old Portugueseroda
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂Every word from Proto-Italic rotā
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