Where does “kucijo” come from?
kucijo (Mapudungun) comes from Spanish cuchillo, from Old Spanish cuchiello, from Latin cultellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
kucijo (Mapudungun): knife
Ancestry of “kucijo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cuchillo | knife; blade of knife |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cuchiello | knife |
| 3 | Latin | cultellus | small knife; dagger |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |