Where does “bangku” come from?
bangku (Limos Kalinga) comes from Spanish Banco, from Old French bank, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bangku (Limos Kalinga): bench
Ancestry of “bangku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Banco | — |
| 2 | Old French | bank | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |