Where does “guiro” come from?

guiro (English) comes from Old Norse Guðrún, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

guiro (English): Synonym of sekere; A musical instrument, a...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of sekere; A musical instrument, a...

Ancestry of “guiro”, step by step

guiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Guðrún

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGuðrún—
2Old NorseGunnrbattle, war
3Old Norseguðrbattle, war
4Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Spanish güiro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgüirogourd; guiro; kid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis →