Where does “kutsarita” come from?
kutsarita (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish cucharita, from Spanish cuchara, from Spanish cuchar, from Spanish cucho, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo — to turn.
Ancestry of “kutsarita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cucharita | Diminutive of cuchara; teaspoon |
| 2 | Spanish | cuchara | spoon; cunt |
| 3 | Spanish | cuchar | spoon; to dress with manure |
| 4 | Spanish | cucho | Sound used to call a cat |
| 5 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 6 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 8 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |