Where does “Cuenca” come from?

Cuenca comes from Spanish cuenca, from Latin concha meaning shell, from Ancient Greek κόγχη, from Proto-Indo-European konkho-.

Ancestry of “Cuenca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuencaeye socket; watershed, catchment basin; valley
2Latinconchabivalve; mussel; mollusk; oyster shell, pearl...
3Ancient Greekκόγχηshell, mussel; apse; mussel; shell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ-