Where does “kampu” come from?
kampu (Tetum) comes from Portuguese campo, from Old Portuguese campo, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kampu (Tetum): uncultivated field
Ancestry of “kampu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | campo | country; countryside; field |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | campo | — |
| 3 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |