Where does “cambaute” come from?
cambaute (Yola) comes from Yola caam, from Irish cam, from Old Irish camm, from French Caen, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
cambaute (Yola): A crooked bat or stick
Definitions
- A crooked bat or stick
Ancestry of “cambaute”, step by step
cambaute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yola caam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yola | caam | crooked |
| 2 | Irish | cam | crooked; bent |
| 3 | Old Irish | camm | crooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly |
| 4 | French | Caen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kagyom | pen, enclosure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Yola bath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yola | bath | bat, stick |