Where does “kago” come from?
kago (Tok Pisin) comes from English cargo, from Spanish cargo, from Spanish cargar, from Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
kago (Tok Pisin): cargo; Western material goods
Definitions
- cargo; Western material goods
Ancestry of “kago”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cargo | Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor... |
| 2 | Spanish | cargo | charge, burden; position, post; debit |
| 3 | Spanish | cargar | to charge; to load; to annoy, pester |
| 4 | Latin | carricāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |