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Where does “graba” come from?

graba (Cebuano) 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 Frenchgravé—
4Medieval Latingrava—
5Gaulishgrawa—
6Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind

Words derived from “graba”

  • grabahon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →