Where does “craniu” come from?
craniu (Asturian) comes from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
craniu (Asturian): skull
Ancestry of “craniu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | cranium | skull |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |