Where does “kubrekama” come from?
kubrekama (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish cubrecama, from Spanish cama, from Old Spanish cama, from Late Latin cama, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
kubrekama (Hiligaynon): bedsheet; bedspread
Definitions
- bedsheet; bedspread
Ancestry of “kubrekama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cubrecama | bedspread |
| 2 | Spanish | cama | bed |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cama | bed |
| 4 | Late Latin | cama | bed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |