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Where does “grabahon” come from?

grabahon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano graba, 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 — to grind.

grabahon (Cebuano): gravelly

Definitions

  1. gravelly

Ancestry of “grabahon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanograba—
2Spanishgravagravel
3Catalangravagravel
4Old Frenchgravé—
5Medieval Latingrava—
6Gaulishgrawa—
7Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →