Where does “bunkō” come from?
bunkō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
Ancestry of “bunkō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |