Where does “kav” come from?
kav (Turkish) comes from French cavé, from Late Latin cava, from Latin cava, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
kav (Turkish): tinder, punk, touchwood, amadou, any spongy and flammable substance used to light fire
Definitions
- tinder, punk, touchwood, amadou, any spongy and flammable substance used to light fire
Ancestry of “kav”, step by step
kav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French cavé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cavé | pitted |
| 2 | Late Latin | cava | nominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | cava | nominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |