Where does “corball” come from?

corball (Catalan) comes from Catalan corb, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

corball (Catalan): a drum, especially the shi drum or gurbell (Umbrina cirrosa)

Definitions

  1. a drum, especially the shi drum or gurbell (Umbrina cirrosa)

Ancestry of “corball”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancorbcrow; curved
2LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
3Proto-Italickorwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →