Where does “cunha” come from?
cunha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cunna, from Vulgar Latin cunea, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
cunha (Portuguese): wedge; connections
Definitions
- wedge; connections
Ancestry of “cunha”, step by step
cunha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese cunna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | cunna | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cunea | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | cuneus | wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱū | sting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Old Tupi kunhã
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | kunhã | woman, especially an indigenous woman from the Americas |