cova

Galician

/ˈkɔβa̝/

noun

Definitions

cave; cavern; grotto
grave
cave or hole in a surface
den

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese cova inherited from Latin *covus, covus inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (cavity).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱówHwos

Gloss

cavity

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*cova Latin
*covus Latin
cavum Latin
cavus Latin
concavus Latin
covus Latin
cueva Spanish, Castilian
*ḱówHwos Proto-Indo-European
cova Portuguese
coveiro Portuguese
kuyba Cebuano
kuweba Tagalog
cova Old Portuguese