Where does “cuna” come from?

cuna (Chavacano) comes from Spanish cuña, from Old Spanish cuna, from Latin cūna, from Proto-Italic koinā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-no-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cuna (Chavacano): crib

Definitions

  1. crib

Ancestry of “cuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuñawedge; chock; quoin
2Old Spanishcuna
3Latincūnaa crib (for infant)
4Proto-Italickoinā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoy-no-hay; lair, cradle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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