Where does “kaja” come from?
kaja (Swedish) comes from Low German cauwe, from Proto-Germanic *kahu, from Proto-Germanic kawō, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
kaja (Swedish): a jackdaw
Ancestry of “kaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | cauwe | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *kahu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kawō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gewH- | to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry... |