CARAVAN - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
travel in a caravan
Categories: Travel, Go, Move, Locomote
Synonyms
Van, Caravan, Train, Wagon train
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "caravan" comes from Proto-Indo-European *ker-. It started in Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼. Then it appeared in Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'. Later, people used it in Persian کاروان. After that, it was Old French carvane. Over time, it became Middle French caravane. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Old English: here
🔗 Related Words
Kairouan – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.