Where does “Cuba” come from?

Cuba (Latin) comes from Latin cubo, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Cuba (Latin): The goddess who protects the lying down of children

Definitions

  1. The goddess who protects the lying down of children

Ancestry of “Cuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincuboI lie down, recline; I sleep; lie asleep; I...
2Proto-Italickubāōto lie down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →