Where does “eskorpiyon” come from?

eskorpiyon (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish escorpión, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “eskorpiyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishescorpiónscorpion; Scorpio; someone born under the Scorpio...
2Latinscorpiō
3Ancient Greekσκορπίοςscorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Ancient Greek σκορπίος