Where does “khaye” come from?
khaye (Wolof) comes from French cédrat, from Italian cedrato, from Italian cedro, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
khaye (Wolof): African mahogany tree
Ancestry of “khaye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cédrat | citron |
| 2 | Italian | cedrato | past participle of cedrare; citron-flavoured,... |
| 3 | Italian | cedro | cedar; citron; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | cedrus | the juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus; cedar-oil,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |
Words derived from “khaye”