Where does “esquena” come from?
esquena (Catalan) comes from Frankish skina, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
esquena (Catalan): back
Ancestry of “esquena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | skina | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skinō | plate; rim; piece; shinbone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |