Where does “bancu” come from?

bancu (Gallurese) comes from Catalan banc, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bancu (Gallurese): desk

Definitions

  1. desk

Ancestry of “bancu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbancbench; bank; shoal
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Catalan banc →