Where does “carbón” come from?

carbón (Asturian) comes from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carbón (Asturian): coal; carbon

Definitions

  1. coal; carbon

Ancestry of “carbón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “carbón”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →