Where does “kòwʼȕʼúna” come from?

kòwʼȕʼúna (Taos) comes from Taos kówena, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

kòwʼȕʼúna (Taos): colt young horse

Definitions

  1. colt young horse

Ancestry of “kòwʼȕʼúna”, step by step

kòwʼȕʼúna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Taos kówena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Taoskówenahorse
2Spanishcaballohorse; knight; heroin
3New Latincavallushorse
4Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
5Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

via Taos ȕʼúna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Taosȕʼúnason
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from New Latin cavallus →