Where does “*funkō” come from?
*funkō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic funkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peng- — to shine.
Ancestry of “*funkō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | funkô | spark |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peng- | to shine |