Where does “kaos” come from?

kaos (Tagalog) comes from Spanish caos, from Latin Chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- — to yawn; to gape; yawn.

kaos (Tagalog): chaos

Definitions

  1. chaos

Ancestry of “kaos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaoschaos; mayhem, havoc, turmoil, pandemonium,...
2LatinChaosthe shapeless primordial universe
3Ancient Greekχάοςthe primordial state of existence; space, air;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek χάος →Every word from Latin Chaos →