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Where does “vallenato” come from?

vallenato (English) comes from Spanish vallenato, from Spanish nato, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

vallenato (English): A popular style of folk music from Colombia; A...

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  1. A popular style of folk music from Colombia; A...

Ancestry of “vallenato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvallenatovallenato
2Spanishnatoborn
3Latinnātus—
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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