Where does “kaşalot” come from?
kaşalot (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاشالو, from French cachalot, from Portuguese cachalote, from Portuguese cachola, from Portuguese cacho, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kaşalot (Turkish): sperm whale
Definitions
- sperm whale
Ancestry of “kaşalot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قاشالو | — |
| 2 | French | cachalot | sperm whale |
| 3 | Portuguese | cachalote | cachalot, sperm whale |
| 4 | Portuguese | cachola | head; mind |
| 5 | Portuguese | cacho | hand; lock; raceme |
| 6 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |