Where does “funko” come from?
funko (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic funkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peng- — to shine.
Ancestry of “funko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *funkō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | funkô | spark |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peng- | to shine |
Words derived from “funko”