Where does “eku” come from?
eku (Proto-Japonic) comes from French écu, from Old French escut, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
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Ancestry of “eku”, step by step
eku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French écu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | écu | shield; écu |
| 2 | Old French | escut | shield |
| 3 | Latin | scūtum | a type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |