Where does “punseras” come from?
punseras (Cebuano) comes from Spanish pulseras, from Spanish pulsera, from Spanish pulso, from Old Spanish pulso, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
punseras (Cebuano): bracelet
Ancestry of “punseras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pulseras | plural of pulsera |
| 2 | Spanish | pulsera | bracelet |
| 3 | Spanish | pulso | pulse; arm-wrestle |
| 4 | Old Spanish | pulso | — |
| 5 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 6 | Latin | pellō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |