Where does “karakata” come from?

karakata (Yoruba) comes from Vietnamese tà, from Scottish Gaelic ge-tà, from Scottish Gaelic tha, from Old Irish at·tá, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti — short.

karakata (Yoruba): subsistence trading; commerce

Definitions

  1. subsistence trading; commerce

Ancestry of “karakata”, step by step

karakata traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecrooked, wicked, dishonest, unjust, heretical,...
2Scottish Gaelicge-tàthough, however
3Scottish Gaelicthaam, are, is; there is, there are
4Old Irishat·táto be
5Old Irishad-to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely...
6Old Irishuss-up, off
7Old Irishbeiridto carry, bring; to bear; to give
8Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
9EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
10Frenchbéretberet
11Occitanberretcap
12Medieval Latinbirretum
13Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
14Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
15Proto-Celticbirrosshort

via Vietnamese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseto check
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Yoruba a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaawe
2Yorubagùnto be long (usually along a horizontal axis)
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros