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Where does “kulata” come from?

kulata (Cebuano) comes from Spanish culata, from Lombard cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kulata (Cebuano): the end of a firearm opposite to that from which...

Definitions

  1. the end of a firearm opposite to that from which...

Ancestry of “kulata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishculatabutt; breech; cylinder head
2Lombardcul—
3Latincūlus—
4Proto-Celtickūlos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “kulata”

  • kulating
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