Where does “cua” come from?

cua (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

cua (Franco-Provençal): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “cua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincodatail
2LatincaudaA tail
3Proto-Italickaudātail
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →