Where does “kabayo” come from?
kabayo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
kabayo (Tagalog): horse; ironing board
Ancestry of “kabayo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | caballo | horse; knight; heroin |
| 2 | New Latin | cavallus | horse |
| 3 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |