Where does “graba” come from?

graba (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish grava, from Catalan grava, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

Ancestry of “graba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgravagravel
2Catalangravagravel
3Old Frenchgravégravel
4Medieval Latingrava
5Gaulishgrawa
6Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā
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