Where does “cûl” come from?

cûl (Friulian) comes from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cûl (Friulian): bottom, backside, ass, buttocks

Definitions

  1. bottom, backside, ass, buttocks

Ancestry of “cûl”, step by step

cûl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cūlus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūlusthe arse, ass
2Proto-Celtickūloscorner
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Proto-Vietic guːrʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticguːrʔpig; pork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos