Where does “större gultofskakadua” come from?
större gultofskakadua (Swedish) comes from Swedish kakadua, from German Kakadu, from Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakaktua, from Malay tua, from Classical Malay tua, from Malay tuha, from Proto-Malayic tuha — old.
större gultofskakadua (Swedish): a sulphur-crested cockatoo
Definitions
- a sulphur-crested cockatoo
Ancestry of “större gultofskakadua”, step by step
större gultofskakadua traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kakadua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kakadua | a cockatoo |
| 2 | German | Kakadu | cockatoo |
| 3 | Dutch | kaketoe | cockatoo, parrot of the family Cacatuidae |
| 4 | Malay | kakaktua | cockatoo; pincers |
| 5 | Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 6 | Classical Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 7 | Malay | tuha | Obsolete form of tua |
| 8 | Proto-Malayic | tuha | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | tuha | — |
| 10 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | tuha | — |
| 11 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)tuqah | old |
| 12 | Proto-Austronesian | (ma-)tuqaS | old |