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Where does “kulating” come from?

kulating (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kulata, 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.

kulating (Cebuano): to batter; a beat up; to maul; a blow; a punch; a...

Definitions

  1. to batter; a beat up; to maul; a blow; a punch; a...

Ancestry of “kulating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokulatathe end of a firearm opposite to that from which...
2Spanishculatabutt; breech; cylinder head
3Lombardcul—
4Latincūlus—
5Proto-Celtickūlos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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