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Where does “bunkô” come from?

bunkô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

bunkô (Proto-Germanic): crowd; heap, pile; bump, lump

Definitions

  1. crowd; heap, pile; bump, lump

Ancestry of “bunkô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “bunkô”

  • bony
  • bun
  • bunny
  • bunion
  • intrabony
  • bunionectomy
  • honeybun
  • boniness
  • bunned
  • bunfight
  • bunless
  • bonily
  • nonbony
  • bunioned
  • bonxie
  • bonytongue
  • bunhead
  • honeybunny
  • bunlike
  • bunnyhopping
  • bunny suit
  • bunn
  • bunnyball
  • beignet
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