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Where does “bacul” come from?

bacul (Old French) comes from Old French cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “bacul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchculbottom; the buttock
2Latincūlus—
3Proto-Celtickūlos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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