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

Definitions

  1. uncultivated field

Ancestry of “kampu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecampocountry; countryside; field
2Old Portuguesecampo—
3LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →
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