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Where does “拉科魯尼亞” come from?

拉科魯尼亞 (Chinese) comes from Spanish La Coruña, from French Cluny, from Irish cluain, from Old Irish clúain, from Proto-Italic klounis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis — buttocks, hip.

Ancestry of “拉科魯尼亞”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishLa Coruña—
2FrenchCluny—
3Irishcluain—
4Old Irishclúain—
5Proto-Italicklounisbuttock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlównisbuttocks, hip
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