Where does “cunhal” come from?

cunhal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cunha, from Old Portuguese cunna, from Vulgar Latin cunea, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

cunhal (Portuguese): angle corner where two walls intersect

Definitions

  1. angle corner where two walls intersect

Ancestry of “cunhal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecunhawedge; connections
2Old Portuguesecunna—
3Vulgar Latincuneasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū →Every word from Latin cuneus →