Where does “kaşkaval” come from?

kaşkaval (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاشقوال, from Italian caciocavallo, from Italian cavallo, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

kaşkaval (Turkish): caciocavallo

Definitions

  1. caciocavallo

Ancestry of “kaşkaval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاشقوالcaciocavallo
2Italiancaciocavallocaciocavallo
3Italiancavallohorse; horsepower; knight
4Spanishcaballohorse; knight; heroin
5New Latincavallushorse
6Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
7Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from New Latin cavallus →
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