Where does “kotóo” come from?

kotóo (Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec) comes from Spanish cotón, from French coton, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

kotóo (Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “kotóo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcotónPrinted cotton fabric; Shirt, blouse
2Frenchcotoncotton
3Old Frenchcoton
4Old Italiancotone
5Arabicقُطُن
6Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Arabic قُطْن
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