Etymology

Kafka

Kaf·ka
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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

German Kafka ← Proto-Slavic *kavъka
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  1. Proto-Slavic*kàva
  2. Proto-Slavic*kavъka
  3. GermanKavka
  4. GermanKafka
  5. English todayKafka

From German Kafka, from Czech German Kavka (“jackdaw”), from either Upper Sorbian or Lower Sorbian, which are ultimately from the Proto-Slavic *kavъka, imitating the call of a jackdaw. Compare Polish kawka, Czech kavka, Slovene kávka, all meaning “jackdaw”.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Slavic*kavъka all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.